Cottens (Fribourg)

Geschichte

Cottens is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name of Cottingen has now largely fallen out of use.HistoryCottens is first mentioned in 1138 as Cotens.GeographyCottens has an area, of 5km2. Of this area, 3.47km2 or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.86km2 or 17.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6km2 or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03km2 or 0.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 46.1% is used for growing crops and 22.5% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Sarine district, on the road and rail lines between Romont and Fribourg.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and sable overall a Key Or.DemographicsCottens has a population of., 13.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 37.1%. Migration accounted for 26.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 9.5%.