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The canton of Fribourg, [a] also canton of Freiburg, [b] is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter. [4] Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.
Fribourg [a] or Freiburg [b] is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and district of La Sarine.Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, administrative and educational centre on the cultural border between German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.
There are 121 municipalities in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland (as of January 2025). [1] This article is part of a series on the: Politics of Switzerland.
Councillor (Party) Election Councillor (Party) André Castella Free Democratic Party 1848–1850: Appointed Jean-J. Page Free Democratic Party 1848–1851
Pages in category "Villages in the canton of Fribourg" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Buildings and structures in the canton of Fribourg (4 C, 14 P) C. Companies based in the canton of Fribourg (10 P)
The term canton, now also used as the English term for administrative subdivisions of other countries, originates in French usage in the late 15th century (recorded in Fribourg in 1467), [5] from a word for "edge, corner", at the time the literal translation of Early Modern High German ort. [6]
Pages in category "Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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