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Romont
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Coat of arms of Romont
Coat of arms
Romont is located in Switzerland
Romont
Romont
Location in Switzerland
Romont is located in Canton of Fribourg
Romont
Romont
Location in Canton of Fribourg
Country Switzerland
Canton Fribourg
District Glâne
Area
 • Total 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation
780 m (2,560 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 5,417
 • Density 497.43/km2 (1,288.3/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Romontois
Postal code
1680
Localities Romont, Arruffens, Les Glânes, Chavannes-sous-Romont, Le Glâney, La Maula
Surrounded by Billens-Hennens, Dompierre (VD), La Folliaz, Mézières, Prévonloup (VD), Sédeilles (VD), Siviriez, Villars-Bramard (VD), Villaz-Saint-Pierre
Twin towns Mondolfo (Italy)

Romont is the capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Images for kids

  • Romont Boyer

    The Boyer tower or Petit Donjon was built around 1250-1260

  • Picswiss FR-11-16

    Farmland around Romont

  • Picswiss FR-11-14

    Main street through Romont

  • Romontclocher

    Church tower in Romont

  • Romont, Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu

    Cistercian Abbey Church of Notre-Dame de la Fille-Dieu

  • Brian Clarke stained glass and transillumination at the Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu

    interior of the La Fille-Dieu

  • Romont chateau1 ag1

    The castle

  • Romont eglise1 ag1

    Collegiate church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption

  • Sergio de Castro, vitrail de Moïse, le Buisson Ardent

    Stained-glass window in the Collegiate church by Sergio de Castro, 1980

  • Picswiss FR-11-10

    Town fortifications

See also

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