Sarine District
Located in Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°47′04″ N 7°06′00″ E
- Population
- 107,158
- 107.2K
- Elevation
- 591 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 25
- listed under Sarine District
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport34 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg96 km
About Sarine District
Sarine District is a district. Location: Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Population: 107,158.
Sarine District (French: District de la Sarine [distʁi(kt) d(ə) la saʁin]; Arpitan: District de la Sarena [diʃˈtʁi də la ʃaʁˈnɑ] ; 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).
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Climate of Sarine District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (119 mm)
- Driest month
- March (73 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 76 | 73 | 83 | 104 | 119 | 108 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 88 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Sarine District
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (96 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 32 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 34 kmnortheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 96 kmnorth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 97 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 32 kmnortheast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 47 kmsouthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 93 kmnorth
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 97 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 98 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sarine District
Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 3,996 natural sites, 585 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km123 places
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 10 kmS
- Schwarzsee Lake 19 kmSE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 23 kmNW
- Lake Murten Lake 16 kmN
25–60 km1,233 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 33 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmE
60–100 km3,513 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 67 kmE
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 72 kmE
- Schnäggeninseli Island 67 kmE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 100 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Sarine District
25 places- 1 Fribourg 38.2K
- 2 Villars-sur-Glâne 12.2K
- 3 Marly 8.1K
- 4 Gibloux 7.6K
- 5 Granges-Paccot 3.8K
- 6 Belfaux 3.3K
- 7 Givisiez 3.2K
- 8 Le Mouret 3.1K
- 9 Grolley-Ponthaux 2.9K
- 10 Corminboeuf 2.7K
- 11 Neyruz (FR) 2.7K
- 12 Hauterive (FR) 2.5K
- 13 Bois d'Amont 2.3K
- 14 Prez 2.2K
- 15 La Brillaz 2.1K
- 16 Avry 1.9K
- 17 Matran 1.5K
- 18 Cottens (FR) 1.5K
- 19 Treyvaux 1.5K
- 20 La Sonnaz 1.2K
- 21 Chénens 842
- 22 Autigny 796
- 23 Ferpicloz 266
- 24 Pierrafortscha 160
- 25 Villarsel-sur-Marly 72
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Sarine District
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gerine River, Switzerland1.3 km E
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Glâne River, Switzerland2.3 km E
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Gotteron River, Switzerland5.8 km NE
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Ruine de la Tour de Pont-en-Ogoz Historic site, Canton of Fribourg9.6 km S
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Lac de Schiffenen Lake, Canton of Fribourg9.1 km NE
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La Combert Mountain, La Roche8.4 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources

