Villaz ( or Velâ ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Villaz-Saint-Pierre and La Folliaz merged to form the new municipality of Villaz.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02 January 2020
History Villaz Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.
Villarimboud Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.
Lussy Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.
Geography After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of .
Demographics The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population The historical population is given in the following chart:Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 accessed 27 April 2016 La Folliaz was formed on 1 January 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud.
Transportation The municipality has a railway station, , on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to and .
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