Chavannes-les-Forts

Chavannes-les-Fort

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Freiburg (FR)

District :

Glane

Municipality :

Siviriez

Postal code :

1676

former BFS no. :

XXXX

Coordinates :

558766 / 166 671 coordinates: 46 ° 39 '0 " N , 6 ° 54' 0" O ; CH1903: 558766 / 166,671

Height :

784 m above sea level M.

Residents:

334 (2002)

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2004

Chavannes-les-Forts is a town and formerly an independent political municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . On January 1, 2004, Chavannes-les-Forts was incorporated into Siviriez .

geography

Chavannes-les-Forts is 784 m above sea level. M. , two kilometers southeast of Siviriez and five kilometers south-southwest of the district capital Romont (beeline). The village extends on a promontory between the upper reaches of the Glâne in the west and the valley of the Ruisseau de Chavannes in the east, in the Molasse hill country of the southwest Freiburg Central Plateau . The former community area was around 4.5 km². The area covered most of the valley of the Ruisseau de Chavannes, flanked by the heights of Fin d'Amont ( 852 m above sea level ) and Bois de Ban ( 909 m above sea level ) in the west and Bois de six Ecus in the east . In the northwest and north the area reached into the valley of the Glâne.

population

With 334 inhabitants (2002), Chavannes-les-Forts was one of the small municipalities of the canton of Friborg before the merger. Chavannes-les-Forts include the hamlets of La Pierraz ( 718 m above sea level ) and La Foule ( 721 m above sea level ) in the Glânetal, as well as some individual farms.

economy

Chavannes-les-Forts was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . Even today, dairy farming , animal husbandry and, to a lesser extent, arable farming play an important role in the income structure of the population. Some other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. This includes kitchen construction companies and a mechanical workshop. 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 Romont region.

traffic

The village has good transport links. It is on the main road from Romont to Oron-la-Ville . Chavannes-les-Forts is connected to the public transport network thanks to the Transports publics Fribourgeois bus route from Romont to Prez-vers-Siviriez .

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1247 under the name Chavanes . The place name is derived from the vulgar Latin capanna (hut, small courtyard). In the Middle Ages , Chavannes-les-Forts belonged to the lords of Ecublens, who sold the village to Peter II of Savoy in 1262 .

When the Bernese conquered Vaud in 1536, Chavannes-les-Forts came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Bailiwick of Romont. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), the village belonged to the Romont district during the Helvetic and the following period and was incorporated into the Glâne district in 1848. After the villagers had voted with a yes majority of 69% in favor of the municipal merger, Chavannes-les-Forts was incorporated into Siviriez on January 1, 2004, together with Prez-vers-Siviriez and Villaraboud .

Attractions

The Saint-Nicolas chapel was built in 1733 on the site of an earlier church. Chavannes-les-Forts belongs to the parish of Siviriez.

Personalities

Marguerite Bays (1815–1879), beatified

Web links

Evelyne Maradan: Chavannes-les-Forts. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Aerial views of the village