Vuarmarens

Vuarmarens is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On January 1, 2006, Vuarmarens incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Esmonts. On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Vuarmarens merged into the municipality of Ursy.

Geography

Vuarmarens has an area, as of 2009, of 6 square kilometers (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 3.98 km² (1.54 sq mi) or 66.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.65 km² (0.64 sq mi) or 27.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km² (0.15 sq mi) or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 26.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 38.3% is used for growing crops and 26.7% is pastures.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Key upright Argent and on a Chief of the last a Cross bottony of the first. When Morlens merged into Vuarmarens, it retained Vuarmarens traditional coat of arms.