Cottens, Fribourg

Cottens
Location of Cottens
Cottens
Cottens
Coordinates: 46°45′N 7°2′E / 46.750°N 7.033°E / 46.750; 7.033
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSarine
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation
713 m (2,339 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
1,509
  Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1741
SFOS number2186
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Surrounded byAutigny, Farvagny, Hauterive, La Brillaz, Neyruz
Twin townsCombronde (France)
Websitecottens-fr.ch
SFSO statistics

Cottens (French: [kɔtɑ̃s]; Arpitan: Cotens, locally Kotin [koˈtɛ̃] ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name of Cottingen has now largely fallen out of use.