Chapelle (Glâne)

Chapelle (Glâne)
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Glane
BFS no. :	2066
Postal code :	1608
Coordinates :	553 673  /  159 792 coordinates: 46 ° 35 '16 "  N , 6 ° 50' 3"  O ; CH1903:  553673  /  one hundred and fifty-nine thousand seven hundred and ninety-two
Height :	739  m above sea level M.
Height range :	650–805 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.03  km²
Residents:	291 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	143 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.chapelle.ch
Location of the municipality

Chapelle (Glâne) ( Freiburger Patois Tsapala ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . Until 1953 the municipality was officially called Chapelle-sur-Gillarens .

geography

Chapelle (Glâne) is 739  m above sea level. M. , 14 km south-southwest of the district capital Romont (air line), above Oron-la-Ville . The farming village extends on a south-facing slope east of the upper reaches of the Broye , in the south-west of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 2.0 km² municipal area includes a section of the Molasse plateau of the Freiburg Central Plateau. The area extends in a narrow strip on the hill range northeast of Oron-la-Ville from the plateau at Champ Deley to the north over the slope of Chapelle to the forest height of Les Esserts Dessus , on which at 806  m above sea level. M. the highest point of Chapelle (Glâne) is reached. The eastern border runs in the southern section in the forest valley of the Flon , in the northern section in that of its side stream Maflon . In 1997, 10% of the municipal area was accounted for by settlements, 20% for forests and woodlands and 70% for agriculture.

Some individual farms belong to Chapelle (Glâne). Neighboring communities of Chapelle (Glâne) are Rue and Le Flon in the canton of Friborg and Oron in the canton of Vaud .

population

With 291 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Chapelle (Glâne) is one of the small communities in the canton of Friborg. 92.4% of the residents are French-speaking, 6.6% German-speaking and 0.5% speak Italian (as of 2000). The population of Chapelle (Glâne) was 173 in 1850 and 146 in 1900. Only since 1970 (119 inhabitants) has a significant increase in population been recorded.

economy

Chapelle (Glâne) 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. Some other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who mainly work in the Oron region.

traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from Oron-la-Ville . Chapelle (Glâne) itself has no connection to public transport. The municipal area is crossed by the Lausanne - Friborg railway line ; the nearest train station is at Oron-le-Châtel, around 1.5 km from the town center.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1354 under the name Capella . Chapelle (Glâne) has belonged to the Rue dominion since the Middle Ages , which was under the suzerainty of the House of Savoy . When the Bernese conquered Vaud in 1536, the village came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Bailiwick of Rue. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Chapelle (Glâne) belonged to the Rue district during the Helvetic and subsequent period and was incorporated into the Glâne district in 1848.

Attractions

The Notre-Dame-des-Champs chapel originally dates from around 1300, but was later changed several times. For a long time it was an important pilgrimage site. Until 1928 Chapelle (Glâne) belonged to the parish of Promasens , since then it has formed a separate parish with Gillarens .

Web links

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

• Official website (French)
• Evelyne Maradan: Chapelle (Glâne). 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 .