Saint-Martin, Fribourg
municipality in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Saint-Martin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃] ; Arpitan: Sent-Martin) is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in canton of Fribourg, in Switzerland.
History
Saint-Martin is first mentioned in 1228 as Sanctus Martinus.
Geography
Saint-Martin has an area of 9.78 km2 (3.78 sq mi). Of this area, 7.54 km2 (2.91 mi2) or 77.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.58 km2 (0.61 mi2) or 16.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.55 km2 (0.21 mi2) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes, and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6%, and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 13.7% of the total land area is heavily forested, and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.5% is used for growing crops, and 56.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Veveyse district.
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