Vuissens

Vuissens (French: [vɥisɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Vouéssens [vwɛˈsɛ̃] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Vuissens had an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.6 square kilometers (2.2 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads).

[2] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Chevron raguly Or.

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (159 or 93.0%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (6 or 3.5%) and German is the third (4 or 2.3%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Vuissens is; 31 children or 18.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 19 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[9] The entire village of Vuissens is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[5] There were 75 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.7% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 4 or 16.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 9 or 36.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, .

[5] From the 2000 census[update], 109 or 63.7% were Roman Catholic, while 35 or 20.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs.

After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.