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Corminboeuf (kɔʁmɛ̃bœf; Corminbœf, locally Korminbà kɔʁmɛ̃ˈbɑ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipality of Chésopelloz merged into the municipality of Corminboeuf. Corminboeuf is first mentioned in 1142 as Cormenbo. In the 15th and 16th centuries it was known as Sankt Görg or St Georg. After the 2017 merger Corminboeuf had an area of . Before the merger Corminboeuf had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 51.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.3% is forested and 14.9% is settled (buildings or roads). In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 12.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.89% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . The municipality is located in the Sarine district. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, St. George armoured Argent cloaked Gules and haired Sable riding a horse of the last harnessed of the third killing a Dragon (wyvern) Vert with a spear of the field. After the merger, Corminboeuf has a population () of . , 8.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 31.7%. Migration accounted for 24.7%, while births and deaths accounted for 7.3%. Most of the population () speaks French (1,439 or 88.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (130 or 8.0%) and Italian is the third (14 or 0.9%). the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 964 Swiss men (45.4% of the population) and 110 (5.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 967 Swiss women (45.6%) and 81 (3.8%) non-Swiss women.

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Sarine District

Sarine District (District de la Sarine distʁi(kt) d(ə) la saʁin; District de la Sarena diʃˈtʁi də la ʃaʁˈnɑ; Saanebezirk) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is largely French-speaking, with a German-speaking minority. Its territory is drained by the Sarine river (which gives it its name), and by its tributary, the Glâne. It has a population of (as of ). The district consists of the following twenty-six municipalities, including the cantonal capital Fribourg: Sarine has a population () of .

Avry

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Chésopelloz

Chésopelloz (ʃezopɛlo; Chesâlpèlo, locally Tsèjopèlou tsɛʒoˈpɛlu) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality of Chésopelloz on 1 January 2017 merged into Corminboeuf. Chésopelloz is first mentioned in 1229 as Chissapenlo. Chésopelloz had an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.