Plaffeien

Plaffeien (French: Planfayon; Arpitan: Pllanfayon [plɑ̃faˈjɔ̃] ) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.

Plaffeien
Plaffeien village
Location of Plaffeien
Plaffeien
Plaffeien
Coordinates: 46°44′N 7°17′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictSense
Government
  MayorAmmann
Otto Lötscher
Area
  Total59.37 km2 (22.92 sq mi)
Elevation
856 m (2,808 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total3,594
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1716 Plaffeien
1716 Oberschrot
1716 Schwarzsee
1719 Zumholz
SFOS number2299
LocalitiesSchwarzsee
Surrounded byBrünisried, Giffers, Jaun, Plasselb, Rechthalten, Tafers and Val-de-Charmey in the canton of Fribourg, such as Boltigen, Guggisberg and Oberwil im Simmental in the canton of Bern.
Twin townsKasterlee (Belgium)
Websitewww.plaffeien.ch
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