Autigny FR

FR is the abbreviation for the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Autigny .

Autigny
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Saane
BFS no. :	2173
Postal code :	1742
Coordinates :	568 088  /  176187 coordinates: 46 ° 44 '10 "  N , 7 ° 1' 16"  O ; CH1903:  568088  /  176187
Height :	684  m above sea level M.
Height range :	609–760 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.22  km²
Residents:	796 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	128 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.autigny.ch
Autigny FR
Location of the municipality

Autigny is a municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . The former German name Ottenach is no longer used today.

geography

Autigny lies at 684  m above sea level. M. , 13 km southwest of the canton capital Friborg (beeline). The village extends from a panoramic location on a south-facing slope above the Glâne valley , in the Molasse hills of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 6.2 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Molasse Heights in the area of ​​the Glâne valley. The southern part of the municipality is occupied by the Glâne valley, which forms a flat valley floor up to 400 m wide. The Neirigue , Glèbe and Longive streams flow here from the south . Below the mouth of the latter, the Glâne sinks into the molasse layers and runs in a valley flanked by rocky slopes east of the Bois des Grands Champs . From the Glânetal valley, the municipality extends north over the slope of Autigny to the heights of Bois de Perten ( 744  m above sea level ), Sur la Croix Neuve ( 745  m above sea level ) and La Fin (at 760  m above sea level) . the highest point of Autigny). In the far north, the area extends into the Lentigny valley. In 1997, 7% of the municipal area was in settlements, 21% in forests and woodlands, 71% in agriculture and a little more than 1% was unproductive land.

Autigny includes the hamlets of Le Moulin ( 634  m above sea level ) on the Glâne, La Crétause ( 673  m above sea level ) on the southern slope east of the village and Le Saugy ( 720  m above sea level ) north of the La Fin plateau as well as several individual farms. The neighboring municipalities of Autigny are Cottens , Gibloux , Villorsonnens , Chénens and La Brillaz .

population

With 796 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Autigny is one of the smaller communities in the canton of Friborg. 93.5% of the residents are French-speaking, 2.6% German-speaking and 1.3% speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Autigny was 458 in 1850 and 592 in 1900. After a peak in 1930 with 627 inhabitants, the population decreased by around 30% to 439 inhabitants in the course of the 20th century until 1970. Since then, the population has grown again significantly.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Autigny was predominantly an agricultural village. In the 19th century several mills, an oil mill, a sawmill and a brickworks were operated along the Glânelauf. Agriculture , dairy farming and cattle breeding still play an important role in the income structure of the population today . Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector, including in a construction company and in a joinery. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Many workers are therefore commuters who mainly work in the Freiburg region.

traffic

The community is located off the main thoroughfares on a connecting road from Cottens to Vuisternens-en-Ogoz . The closest connection to the A12 motorway (Bern – Vevey) is around 7 km from the town center. Autigny is connected to the public transport network through a postbus course that runs from Cottens to Villarsel-le-Gibloux .

history

The municipality of Autigny was settled very early, which has been proven by the remains of a fortification from the Bronze Age and wall foundations from the Roman Age .

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1068 under the name Altignei . Later the names Altiniei and Altinie appeared in the 12th century, Altiniaco (1183), Altignie (1217), Autinie (1228), Autignie (1273), Autignye (1285) and Ottignye (1717). In addition to Ottenach , Aultennachen (1555) and Ottonachen (1577) have come down to us as German versions . The place name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Altinius .

The noble family von Autigny, who ruled the village, has been mentioned since the 12th century. The village came under the rule of Freiburg through purchase in 1442 and was assigned to the old landscape (Neustadtpanner). Autigny was hit by a village fire in 1545 and by the plague in 1596. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Autigny initially belonged to the Romont district during the Helvetic period and from 1803 to the Friborg district before it was incorporated into the Saane district in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Autigny

The parish church of Saint-Maurice has been mentioned since 1228. The church was given its present form when it was rebuilt from 1830–31. Some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.

photos

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  Parish Church of Saint-Maurice

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  Interior of the church

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  Ceiling fresco in the church

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  Autigny village square

Web links

Commons : Autigny  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Autigny (French)
• Marianne Rolle / AA: Autigny. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial views of the village

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .