Romont

Also known as Romont FR, Romont, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland

Romont (; ; , locally Remon ) is a municipality and capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Romont FR
Swiss town.image_photo: Picswiss FR-11-04.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Romont FR COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Romont Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Fribourg
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-FR
Swiss town.district: Glâne
Swiss town.postal_code: 1680
Swiss town.municipality_code: 2096
Swiss town.area: 10.90
Swiss town.elevation: 780
Swiss town.website: www.romont.ch
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Billens-Hennens, Dompierre (VD), La Folliaz, Mézières, Prévonloup (VD), Sédeilles (VD), Siviriez, Villars-Bramard (VD), Villaz-Saint-Pierre

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Twin town
Politics
Economy
Religion
Weather
Education
Transportation
Notable people
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Romont (; ; , locally Remon ) is a municipality and capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|upright|The Boyer tower or Petit Donjon was built around 1250-1260 Romont is first mentioned in 1177 as in Rotundo Monte. In 1244 it was mentioned as Romont. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Remund, however, that name is no longer used.

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