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Hauterive (French pronunciation: [otʁiv] (listen); Arpitan: Hôtariva) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created from the union in 2001 of the villages of Posieux (French: [pɔzjø]; Arpitan: Posiôls [pɔˈʒy] (listen)) and Ecuvillens (French: [ekyvijɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Ecuvilyens [ekyviˈjɛ̃] (listen)).

Hauterive Abbey (French: Abbaye d’Hauterive) is a Cistercian abbey in the Swiss municipality of Hauterive in the canton of Fribourg. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire Hauterive area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Villars-sur-Glâne (French: [vilaʁ syʁ ɡlɑn]; Arpitan: Velârs-sur-Gllânna [vəˈlɑ ʃy ˈjɑ̃na] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Matran (French: [matʁɑ̃], Franco-Provençal: [maˈtʁɑ̃] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Sarine District (French: District de la Sarine [distʁi(kt) d(ə) la saʁin]; Arpitan: District de la Sarena [diʃˈtʁi də la ʃaʁˈnɑ] (listen); German: Saanebezirk) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is largely French-speaking, with a German-speaking minority. Its territory is drained by the Sarine river (which gives it its name), and by its tributary, the Glâne. It has a population of 107,158 (as of 31 December 2020).

Villars-sur-Glâne railway station (French: Gare de Villars-sur-Glâne, German: Bahnhof Villars-sur-Glâne) is a railway station in the municipality of Villars-sur-Glâne, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Arconciel (French: [aʁkɔ̃sjɛl]; Arpitan: Arconcié, locally Arkonhyi [aʁkɔ̃ˈçi] (listen)) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont.

Bois-d'Amont (French pronunciation: ​[bwɑ damɔ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont.

Corpataux-Magnedens is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The francophone municipality was formed 1 January 1999, from the union of Corpataux (French: [kɔʁpato]; Arpitan: Corpathâlx [kɔʁpaˈθɑ] (listen)) and Magnedens (French: [maɲədɑ̃s], Franco-Provençal: [maɲəˈdɛ̃] (listen)). On 1 January 2016 it merged with Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux.

Matran railway station (French: Gare de Matran, German: Bahnhof Matran) is a railway station in the municipality of Matran, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Glâne (French: [ɡlɑn]; Arpitan: (la) Gllânna [la ˈjɑ̃na] (listen)) is a river in Switzerland that crosses part of the Canton of Fribourg. It is a tributary of the Sarine and a sub-tributary of the Rhine river. The Neirigue and the Glèbe are its two largest tributaries. The river gave its name to the surrounding Glâne district of the canton. The Glâne has its source in the town of Siviriez, then heads northeast becoming the border between the municipalities of Mézières, Romont, Villaz-Saint-Pierre, Villorsonnens and La Folliaz. It then continues east and northeast through the Sarine district where it borders the municipalities of Chénens, Autigny, Farvagny, Cottens, Neyruz and Matran, finally joining the Sarine River on the border between Villars-sur-Glâne and Hauterive. The river has powered several mills and sawmills throughout history. In addition, during the nineteenth century public baths were built north of Romont.

Observatory Robert A. Naef (French: Observatoire Robert-A. Naef) is an astronomical observatory located at Épendes, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland at 7.13938 degrees east of Greenwich and 46.76236 degrees north latitude. Its parallax constants are : ρ sin φ' = 0.68632 (Earth radii from the rotation axis) and ρ cos φ' = +0.72501 (Earth radii from the equatorial plane). The observatory was named in memory of Robert Adolf Naef (1907–1975). The minor planet 1906 Naef was named in his honour.