Belfaux

Also known as Belfaux FR

Belfaux (; , locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Belfaux
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Belfaux.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Belfaux village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Belfaux COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Belfaux Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Sarine
Swiss town.postal_code: 1782
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2175
Swiss town.area: 6.43
Swiss town.elevation: 584
Swiss town.website: belfaux.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Corminboeuf, Givisiez, Grolley-Ponthaux, La Sonnaz, Misery-Courtion

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Belfaux
Population: 3281
Area: 8.88
Elevation: 640
Official website: www.belfaux.ch
Image: Belfaux.JPG
Dialing code: 026
Licence plate code: FR

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Commons category: Belfaux
P8168: Black Killer
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2175
postal code: 1782

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Belfaux (; , locally ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was Gumschen, but this is no longer in use.

==History== Belfaux is first mentioned in the 12th century as Bellofago. In 1229 it was mentioned as Bellfozen. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Gumschen, however, that name is no longer used.