Schmitten FR

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Schmitten FR

Total population

4,285

Air quality index

39Good

Coordinates46.86°, 7.25°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Schmitten 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hans Fries

Swiss artist (c.1465-c.1520)

Jean-François Rime

Swiss politician

Jean Bourgknecht

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1902-1964)

M

Mia Aegerter

musician, singer, dancer

Urs Schwaller

Swiss politician

Jean-Baptiste Girard

Swiss Franciscan educator (1765-1850)

Erwin Jutzet

Swiss politician

Dan Vasella

Swiss businessperson and corporate director

Gonzague de Reynold

Swiss writer and historian (1880–1970)

Jorge Claraz

Swiss explorer and botanist (1832-1930)

Daniele Buetti

Swiss artist (born 1955)

Oskar Leimgruber

Swiss jurist and lawyer (1886-1976)

Louis d’Affry

Swiss politician and soldier (1743-1810)

Roger de Weck

Swiss television presenter, economy historian and media manager

Liliane Chappuis

Swiss politician (1955-2007)

Martine Brunschwig Graf

Swiss politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Fribourg

• Düdingen
  2.7 mi away · pop. 7,504
• Kleinbösingen
  3.3 mi away · pop. 595
• Gurmels
  4.2 mi away · pop. 3,927
• Pensier
  5.2 mi away
• Ulmiz
  5.7 mi away · pop. 425
• La Sonnaz
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,030
• Brünisried
  6.8 mi away · pop. 651
• Villarsel
  7.4 mi away · pop. 87
• Muntelier
  7.9 mi away · pop. 953
• Plaffeien
  8.1 mi away · pop. 3,601
• Ependes FR
  8.5 mi away · pop. 1,105
• Chésopelloz
  8.6 mi away · pop. 123

Browse all places in Fribourg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Feathered Thorn

Colotois pennaria

Seen 2026-10-16

Eurasian Green Crab Spider

Diaea dorsata

Seen 2026-10-16

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-10-16

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-10-16

Webbing Clothes Moth

Tineola bisselliella

Seen 2026-10-15

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-10-15

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-10-15

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-10-15

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).