Châtonnaye

This article describes the municipality of Châtonnaye in the canton of Friborg, Switzerland. See also the homophonic communities Châtonnay in the Isère department and Chatonnay in the Jura department, France.

Châtonnaye
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Glane
BFS no. :	2068
Postal code :	1553
Coordinates :	561817  /  178262 coordinates: 46 ° 45 '16 "  N , 6 ° 56' 20"  O ; CH1903:  561817  /  178262
Height :	692  m above sea level M.
Height range :	521–783 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.31  km²
Residents:	846 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	134 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.chatonnaye.ch
Châtonnaye
Location of the municipality

Châtonnaye ( Friborg Patois Tsathounêna ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland .

geography

Châtonnaye is 692  m above sea level. M. , 7 km north-northeast of the district capital Romont (linear distance). The farming village extends from a promising location on a slope inclined to the northwest in the Molasse hill country east of the central Broye valley , in the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 6.4 km² municipal area includes a section of the Molasse Heights in the Freiburg Central Plateau. The municipality extends from the plateau Les Corvets ( 600  m above sea level ) on the edge of the Broyetal to the southeast over the slope of Châtonnaye and the meadow hill Fin d'Amont ( 746  m above sea level ) into the valley of the Arbogne . The south-western border runs in sections in the erosion valley of the village stream of Marnand , which is deeply cut into the molasse layers . In a narrow corner, the municipality extends south to the headwaters of the Arbogne. In the forest area south of the Grange des Bois farm , at 782  m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Châtonnaye. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 23% for forests and trees and 72% for agriculture.

Châtonnaye includes the hamlets of Le Bas ( 662  m above sea level ) below and Le Haut ( 718  m above sea level ) above the village, La Brévire ( 746  m above sea level ) on the Fin d'Amont hill and some Single yards. Neighboring municipalities of Châtonnaye are Torny and Villaz in the canton of Friborg and Villarzel , Marnand and Trey in the canton of Vaud .

population

With 846 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Châtonnaye is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Friborg. 90.0% of the residents speak French, 8.7% speak German and 0.4% speak Italian (as of 2000). The population of Châtonnaye was 371 in 1850 and 394 in 1900. In the course of the 20th century, the population increased slowly until 1950 (453 inhabitants), before there was a decline of almost 25% to 342 people by 1980 due to strong emigration. Since then, the population has grown again significantly.

economy

Châtonnaye was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Today who have dairy industry , the livestock and agriculture an important role in the employment structure of the population.

Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. Some smaller businesses, including metal construction and information technology, have settled in the village.

A shortwave receiving station has been located near Châtonnaye since 1940 . Until the submarine cable TAT-1 was put into operation, telephone connections to the USA were only possible via this station and the Schwarzenburg shortwave transmitter . Today the station is operated by the Federal Office for Communication for radio surveillance .

In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many employed people are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Romont, Payerne and Freiburg regions.

traffic

The community is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road from Romont to Payerne . The village is connected to the public transport network thanks to the Postbus courses that run from Romont to Payerne or from Romont to Avry .

history

The municipality of Châtonnaye was settled very early. In a tumulus from the Hallstatt period , probably built around 500 BC , rich grave goods, including a gold choker, were found. Individual remains from Roman times have also been discovered. The first written mention of the place took place in 1228 under the name Chastenaie ; In 1402 the name Chastonaye appeared . The place name is derived from the Latin word castanetum (chestnut grove).

Since the Middle Ages , Châtonnaye formed its own small rule; the noble family of Châtonnaye is attested since the 13th century. When the Bernese conquered Vaud in 1536, the village came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Bailiwick of Romont. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Châtonnaye belonged to the Romont district during the Helvetic and the following period and was incorporated into the Glâne district in 1848.

The municipality was originally interested in the project to merge Torny-le-Grand , Middes and Châtonnaye. Due to the resistance of the population regarding the seat of the municipal administration and the name of the new municipality, Châtonnaye remained politically independent to this day.

Attractions

Châtonnaye received its first chapel in 1524. Today's Sainte-Anne church was built in 1884 on the site of a previous building from 1700.

Personalities

• Dylan Page (* 1993), cyclist
• Pierre-André Page  (* 1960), Swiss politician (SVP)

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Châtonnaye (French)
• Evelyne Maradan: Châtonnaye. 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 .