Canton of Fribourg
Canton of Fribourg
Canton of Freiburg | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Canton of Fribourg | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°E | |
| Capital | Fribourg/Freiburg |
| Subdivisions | 119 municipalities, 7 districts |
| Government | |
| • President | Jean-Pierre Siggen |
| • Executive | Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Grand Council of Fribourg (130) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,671.42 km2 (645.34 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 325,496 |
| • Density | 194.742/km2 (504.380/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 19.180 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 59,263 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| Highest point | 2,389 m (7,838 ft): Vanil Noir |
| Lowest point | 429 m (1,407 ft): shore Lake Neuchâtel |
| Joined | 1481 |
| Languages | French, German |
| Website | www |
The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg, 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. Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.