Riaz

Riaz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

History

Riaz is first mentioned in 900 as Villa Roda. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Zum Rad, however, that name is no longer used.

Geography

Riaz has an area, as of 2009, of 7.8 square kilometers (3.0 sq mi). Of this area, 4.82 km² (1.86 sq mi) or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) or 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.95 km² (0.37 sq mi) or 12.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 16.2% is used for growing crops and 35.1% is pastures and 10.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

Riaz (name)

Riaz is a male given name, it may refer to:

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See also