Riaz

Also known as Riaz FR

Riaz (; , or ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Riaz
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Riaz-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Gruyère
Swiss town.postal_code: 1632
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2148
Swiss town.area: 7.78
Swiss town.elevation: 720
Swiss town.website: www.riaz.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.demonym: Riazois
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bulle, Vaulruz, Sâles, Marsens, Echarlens

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Riaz
Population: 2780
Area: 7.76
Elevation: 726
Official website: www.riaz.ch
Dialing code: 026
Licence plate code: FR

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Commons category: Riaz
postal code: 1632
P8168: Patrick Gaillard
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/2148

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Riaz (; , or ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

==History== Riaz is first mentioned in 900 as Villa Roda. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Zum Rad, however, that name is no longer used.