Sarine District

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

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.

Corminboeuf (French: [kɔʁmɛ̃bœf]; Arpitan: Corminbœf, locally Korminbà [kɔʁmɛ̃ˈbɑ] (listen)) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipality of Chésopelloz merged into the municipality of Corminboeuf.

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.

Agroscope is the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research and is affiliated with the Federal Office for Agriculture, which is subordinate to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. Agroscope attempts to contribute to a sustainable agriculture and food sector, and maintain an intact environment. Since 1 January 2017, Agroscope consists of three competence divisions for Research Technology and Knowledge Exchange, as well as seven strategic research divisions and the Resources Unit. Sites are Avenches (Swiss National Stud Farm SNSF), Breitenhof, Cadenazzo, Changins, Conthey, Güttingen (Fruit Growing Pilot Plant), Liebefeld, Posieux, Pully, Reckenholz, Tänikon and Wädenswil. The implementation of the new site strategy has begun: in the future, Agroscope will consist of a central research campus in Posieux (canton of Fribourg), a research centre in Changins (canton of Vaud) and Reckenholz (canton of Zurich), and peripheral experimental stations.

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.

Chésopelloz (French: [ʃezopɛlo]; Arpitan: Chesâlpèlo, locally Tsèjopèlou [tsɛʒoˈpɛlu] (listen)) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality of Chésopelloz on 1 January 2017 merged into Corminboeuf.

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.

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.

Belfaux (French: [bɛlfo]; Arpitan: Bélfox, locally Bifou [biˈfu] (listen)) 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.

Avry (Arpitan: Avri) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The municipality is the result of the 1 January 2001 union of Avry-sur-Matran and Corjolens.