Romont, Fribourg
Romont is the capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
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Location of Romont
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°55′E / 46.700°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°42′N 6°55′E / 46.700°N 6.917°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Glâne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Dominique Butty |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.90 km2 (4.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 5,304 |
| • Density | 486.61/km2 (1,260.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1680 |
| Localities | Romont, Arruffens, Les Glânes, Chavannes-sous-Romont, Le Glâney, La Maula |
| Surrounded by | Billens-Hennens, Dompierre (VD), La Folliaz, Mézières, Prévonloup (VD), Sédeilles (VD), Siviriez, Villars-Bramard (VD), Villaz-Saint-Pierre |
| Twin towns | Mondolfo (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Romont, Fribourg Media
The Boyer tower or Petit Donjon was built around 1250-1260
Romont (FR): Aussicht
Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1926)
Main street through Romont
Romont, collégiale, clocher
Cistercian Abbey Church of Notre-Dame de la Fille-Dieu
Interior of the restored abbey church of Notre Dame de la Fille-Dieu
- Romontchateauag
Collegiate church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption
Stained-glass window in the Collegiate church by Sergio de Castro, 1980
References
Other websites
Media related to Romont, Fribourg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
