Ursy

Ursy is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

History

Ursy is first mentioned in 1160 as Ursei.

Geography

Ursy has an area, as of 2009, of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 5.94 km² (2.29 sq mi) or 66.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.15 km² (0.83 sq mi) or 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.83 km² (0.32 sq mi) or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads). After the 2012 merger of Vuarmarens, the area was 14.96 square kilometers (5.78 sq mi).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 33.5% is used for growing crops and 31.8% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.

On 1 January 2001 the former municipalities of Vauderens, Bionnens and Mossel merged into the municipality of Ursy. The municipality of Vuarmarens merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Ursy.