title: Villaz, Switzerland
text: # Villaz, Switzerland
  
  Villaz (Arpitan: Vela) 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.
  
  ## 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 15.43 $km^2$ (5.96 sq mi).
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 2,310.
  
  ## Historic Population
  
  The historical population is given in the following chart: 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, Villaz-St-Pierre, on the Lausanne–Bern line. It has regular service to Romont and Fribourg.
  
  