Belfaux
Belfaux | |
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Belfaux village | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Belfaux | |
Belfaux Belfaux | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′N 7°6′E / 46.817°N 7.100°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Fribourg |
| District | Sarine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 584 m (1,916 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 3,342 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1782 |
| SFOS number | 2175 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| Surrounded by | Corminboeuf, Givisiez, Grolley-Ponthaux, La Sonnaz, Misery-Courtion |
| Website | belfaux.ch |
Belfaux (French: [bɛlfo]; Arpitan: Bélfox, locally Bifou [biˈfu] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use.