Villaz ( or Velâ ) is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Villaz-Saint-Pierre and La Folliaz merged to form the new municipality of Villaz.
Villaz-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1177 as Villa.
Villarimboud is first mentioned in 1142 as Vilarrimolth.
Lussy is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lussiei.
After the merger, Villaz has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of .
The new municipality has a population () of .
The historical population is given in the following chart: La Folliaz was formed on 1 January 2005 from the union of the former municipalities of Lussy and Villarimboud.
The municipality has a railway station, , on the LausanneâÂÂBern line. It has regular service to and .