Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Romont

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management5241 years
Restaurants40
Shopping36
Construction of buildings3445 years
Real estate3243 years
Health and medical31
Cafes1844 years
Hairdressers18
Car repair17
Shopping other1739 years
Architects17
Clothing stores1733 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets16
Beauty salons16
Wholesale of machinery14

Romont Facts

Area2.3 km²
Population2,130
Male Population1,055 (49.5%)
Female Population1,075 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+67.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+29.0%
Median Age36.9 years (Male: 36.5, Female: 37.2)
NeighborhoodsPéry
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.69652, 6.91898
Postal Codes1689

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Romont Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,2731,4621,6512,1152,130
Population Density565.8 / km²649.8 / km²733.8 / km²940 / km²946.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Romont Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 28.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Romont+66.1%+44.7%+28.1%
Canton of Fribourg+78.6%+52.1%+31%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Romont Median Age

Median Age: 36.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Romont36.9 yrs37.2 yrs36.5 yrs
Canton of Fribourg39.3 yrs39.9 yrs38.7 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Romont Population Density

Population Density: 947 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Romont2,1302.25 km²947 / km²
Canton of Fribourg302,9831,670.7 km²181 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Romont Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Romont

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Romont

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Romont

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Romont CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Romont24,309 tn11.41 tn10,804.2 tons/km²
Canton of Fribourg3,470,153 tn11.45 tn2,077 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Romont CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)24,309 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.41 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)10,804.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.120.3 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.552.2 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/29/069:49 AM3.625.1 km4,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/12/044:47 PM349.1 km8,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/30/049:46 AM3.249.1 km9,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
5/30/047:20 AM3.149.1 km9,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/043:29 PM3.112.4 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:31 PM3.812.4 km11,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/18/042:26 PM3.512.4 km12,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
8/22/0310:00 AM352.9 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Romont

Romont is a municipality and capital of the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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