Saint-Aubin, Fribourg facts for kids
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Saint-Aubin
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Saint-Aubin village church
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 Saint-Aubin
Location in Switzerland
Saint-Aubin
Location in Canton of Fribourg
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 1,886 | |
| • Density | 239.04/km2 (619.1/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
1566
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| Surrounded by | Avenches (VD), Delley-Portalban, Domdidier, Missy (VD), Vallon, Villars-le-Grand (VD) | |
Saint-Aubin is a small town, also called a municipality, located in the Broye district. It is part of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 1991, another nearby town called Les Friques joined with Saint-Aubin.
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History of Saint-Aubin
Saint-Aubin was first mentioned in old records in the year 1056. Back then, it was known as Sancti Albini. For a while, it also had a German name, St Albin, but this name is not used anymore.
Geography and Land Use
Saint-Aubin covers an area of about 7.9 square kilometers (about 3 square miles). A large part of this land, about 81.5%, is used for farming. This means people grow crops and raise animals there.
About 6.5% of the area is covered by forests. The rest of the land, about 10.4%, has buildings and roads. A small part, about 1.9%, includes rivers or lakes. All the water in Saint-Aubin is flowing water, like rivers and streams.
What is the Coat of Arms?
The coat of arms for Saint-Aubin is a special design that represents the town. It shows a green plant called a "Bulrush" with black fruits on a gold background. This design is called Or, a Bulrush eradicated Vert fructed Sable in heraldry language.
People of Saint-Aubin
Saint-Aubin has a population of 1,886 people. About 14.6% of the people living here are from other countries. Over the past ten years, the number of people living in Saint-Aubin has grown by about 11%.
Most people in Saint-Aubin speak French as their main language. About 88.9% of the population speaks French. The second most common language is German, spoken by about 6.1% of the people. A smaller group, about 1.5%, speaks Albanian.
In 2008, the population was split evenly between males and females. About 42.1% were Swiss men, and 7.9% were non-Swiss men. For women, about 42.8% were Swiss, and 7.2% were non-Swiss.
Many people in Saint-Aubin were born there or in the same canton (region). About 38.8% were born in Saint-Aubin itself. Another 22.6% were born in the Fribourg canton. About 22.5% were born elsewhere in Switzerland, and 13.1% were born outside Switzerland.
The town has people of all ages. In 2000, about 15.6% of the population were children aged 0 to 9 years old. Teenagers, aged 10 to 19, made up about 13.5%. Adults aged 20 to 59 made up a larger part of the population. Older adults, aged 60 and above, made up about 15% of the population.
The chart below shows how the population of Saint-Aubin has changed over many years:
Economy and Jobs
In 2010, the unemployment rate in Saint-Aubin was low, at 2.3%. This means most people who wanted a job had one.
People in Saint-Aubin work in different types of jobs:
- Primary sector: These jobs involve getting raw materials from nature. This includes farming, fishing, and mining. In Saint-Aubin, 62 people worked in agriculture.
- Secondary sector: These jobs involve making things from raw materials. This includes manufacturing (making products in factories) and construction (building things). About 139 people worked in this sector.
- Tertiary sector: These jobs involve providing services to people. This includes things like teaching, healthcare, shops, and transportation. About 213 people worked in this sector.
Many people who live in Saint-Aubin travel to other towns for work. In 2000, 457 people left Saint-Aubin to work elsewhere. About 143 people came into Saint-Aubin to work. Most people (76.3%) use a private car to get to work, while a small number (3.5%) use public transportation.
Religion in Saint-Aubin
According to a census in 2000, most people in Saint-Aubin are Roman Catholic, making up about 66.7% of the population. Another group, about 14.9%, belongs to the Swiss Reformed Church. Some people also follow other Christian faiths or are Muslim. About 6.9% of the population said they did not belong to any church or religion.
Education and Schools
In Saint-Aubin, many adults have completed a good level of education. About 33.7% have finished high school, and 9.3% have gone on to higher education, like a university or a special college called a Fachhochschule.
The school system in the Canton of Fribourg works like this:
- First, there's one year of optional Kindergarten.
- Then, students go to six years of Primary school.
- After that, there are three years of required lower Secondary school. Students are grouped based on their abilities.
- Next, students can choose to go to an upper Secondary school for three or four years. This can be a gymnasium (which prepares them for university) or a vocational program (which teaches job skills).
- Finally, after upper Secondary, students can go to a higher education school or start an apprenticeship (learning a job while working).
During the 2010–11 school year, 136 students attended 7 classes in Saint-Aubin's primary school. Some students from Saint-Aubin went to schools in nearby towns for kindergarten or secondary school.
See also
In Spanish: Saint-Aubin (Friburgo) para niños
