Châbles

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Freiburg (FR)

District :

Broye district

Municipality :

Cheyres-Châbles

Postal code :

1474

former BFS no. :

2005

Coordinates :

551885 / 186 240 coordinates: 46 ° 49 '32 " N , 6 ° 48' 29" O ; CH1903: 551885 / one hundred and eighty-six thousand two hundred forty

Height :

571 m above sea level M.

Area :

4.80 km²

Residents:

788 (December 31, 2016)

Population density :

164 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.cheyres-chables.ch

Châbles

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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2017

Châbles ( Friborg Patois Tsâbyo ^?^/^I ) was a municipality in the Broye district of the canton of Friborg in Switzerland until December 31, 2016 . On January 1, 2017, Châbles merged with the municipality of Cheyres to form the new municipality of Cheyres-Châbles .

geography

Châbles is a village within the enclave of the canton of Friborg. The community is located directly on Lake Neuchâtel opposite the Jura chain. A total of three Freiburg municipalities, Lully (FR) , Châtillon and Estavayer-le-Lac, border the municipality. The construction of the A1 motorway very close by has greatly changed the landscape.

Highest point: 650 m
Lowest point: 429 m

population

languages

A small minority of around 10% speaks German. Otherwise the population is French-speaking.

Religions - denominations

More than 60% of the population is Roman Catholic. A larger minority of 20% is Protestant. The remaining 20% are mostly non-denominational.

economy

More than half of the employees work in the primary sector (agriculture). With the construction of the A1 motorway, new households have settled. The increase in the number of employees is mainly taking place in the industrial and service sectors.

tourism

Tourism has also increased in recent years. Tourists are particularly drawn to the proximity of Lake Neuchâtel and the tranquility of the area.

traffic

A regular bus service operated by the Transports publics fribourgeois connects Châbles with Estavayer-le-Lac . With the A1, it has become much easier to get to Bern or Lausanne.

history

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from August 6, 1964

The area around Châbles was populated very early. At La Cernia on the eastern edge of the municipality, a two-lane Roman road was discovered during the construction of the motorway.

In 1628 by the plague and in 1642 by a conflagration, Châbles was badly affected. Until 1798 Châbles belonged to the Bailiwick of Font and Vuissens. In 1801 the Grande Commune Font-Châbles-Châtillon was dissolved. In 1809 the statutes of the community are established.