Corpataux-Magnedens

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Freiburg (FR)

District :

Saane

Municipality :

Gibloux

Postal code :

1727

former BFS no. :

2184

Coordinates :

573824 / 176839 coordinates: 46 ° 44 '32 " N , 7 ° 5' 46" O ; CH1903: 573824 / 176839

Height :

687 m above sea level M.

Area :

4.47 km²

Residents:

1296 (December 31, 2014)

Population density :

290 inhabitants per km²

Website:

commune-gibloux.ch

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2016

Corpataux-Magnedens was a municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland until December 31, 2015 . The double community was formed on January 1, 1999 by merging the previously independent communities Corpataux ( Friborg Patois Korpathà ^?^/^I ) and Magnedens (Friborg Patois Manyedin ^?^/^I ). On January 1, 2016, Corpataux-Magnedens merged with the municipalities of Farvagny , Le Glèbe , Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux .

geography

Corpataux-Magnedens is 687 m above sea level. M. , 8 km south-south-west of the canton capital Freiburg (linear distance). The village extends on the high plateau west of the Saanegraben , in the Molasse hill country of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of the 4.5 km² large former municipal area comprises a section of the gently undulating Molasse plateau between the valleys of Glâne in the west and Saane in the east. The eastern border is formed by the strongly meandering river course of the Saane, which is cut deep into the molasse layers. The approximately 200 to 500 m wide flat valley floor is predominantly forested. This is followed by a steep slope up to 100 m high, criss-crossed over long stretches of sandstone cliffs , which merges further to the west into a corrugated plateau. To the south the area extends into the forest of Le Chaney ( 722 m above sea level ). In the west, the former municipality extends into the formerly boggy plain of Les Dailles , to the height of Le Rodzin , at 723 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Corpataux-Magnedens is reached, and to the edge of the Bois Cornard . In 1997, 17% of the former municipal area was in settlements, 23% in forests and woodlands, 57% in agriculture and a little less than 3% was unproductive land.

Corpataux-Magnedens consists of the two villages:

Corpataux, 687 m above sea level M. , on the plateau west of the Saane, east of the A12 motorway; former municipal area of around 3.1 km².
Magnedens, 707 m above sea level M. , on the Molasse plateau north of the Les Dailles plain, west of the A12 motorway; former community area of around 1.3 km².

Neighboring communities of Corpataux-Magnedens were Hauterive , Arconciel and Gibloux .

population

With 1296 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2014) Corpataux-Magnedens was one of the smaller communities in the canton of Friborg. 92.0% of the residents speak French, 5.6% speak German and 0.9% speak Italian (as of 2000). The population of Corpataux-Magnedens was 437 in 1900. After a peak in 1940 with 513 inhabitants, the population decreased by 15% to 437 people by 1970. Since then there has been a rapid population growth combined with a doubling of the population within 30 years. The population increase is concentrated almost exclusively on Corpataux, while Magnedens (around 150 inhabitants) remained a farming village.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Corpataux-Magnedens was predominantly an agricultural community. Even today, the have farming , the fruit production , the dairy industry and animal husbandry an important role in the employment structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector, including in a wood processing company and in a cement factory. There are several gravel pits in the area around Corpataux. A tuff quarry was also exploited at La Tuffière until 1950. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who mainly work in the Freiburg region.

traffic

The former municipality is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is only a little off the old main road from Freiburg to Bulle . The next connection to the A12 motorway (Bern – Vevey), which crosses the municipality, is around four kilometers from the town center. Corpataux and Magnedens are connected to the public transport network by the Transports publics Fribourgeois bus routes , which run from Freiburg to Bulle or Rueyres-Saint-Laurent . From 1913 Magnedens was also served by the Gleislose Bahn to Freiburg , an early trolleybus operation . It was extended to Farvagny-le-Grand in 1916 and finally replaced by a bus route in 1932.

history

Corpataux

Magnedens

The municipality of Corpataux-Magnedens was settled very early. For example, a grave from the La Tène period and the remains of a Roman villa from the 1st century AD were found.

Corpataux was first mentioned in a document in 1142 under the name Corpastur . The spellings Corpastor (1163), Corpatour (1380) and Corpastour appeared later in the 14th century. The place name is derived from the Latin words curtis pastoris (court of the shepherd / pastor).

Magnedens, whose former German name is Magneding , is first recorded as Manoldens in 1162 . The names Mannidens (13th century), Magnoudeins , Manudens (1229), Magnuidens (1263), Magnudens (1281), Manudins (1567) and Magniendens (1645) have been handed down from a later period . This place name is derived from the personal name Manold or Maginold and means with the suffix -ens as much as with the people of Manold / Maginold .

Corpataux and Magnedens have belonged to the Arconciel-Illens rule since the Middle Ages and shared their fate. After the Bernese and Freiburgers conquered this rule in 1475, it was dissolved in 1484, and both villages were assigned to the bailiwick of Illens. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Corpataux and Magnedens belonged to the Farvagny district during the Helvetic and the following period, before they were incorporated into the Saane district in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution.

After the residents of Corpataux and Magnedens decided to merge their communities in 1998, the new community of Corpataux-Magnedens was created with effect from January 1, 1999.

Attractions

In Corpataux is the neo-Gothic building of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, inaugurated in 1912. Since 1907 Corpataux has formed its own parish together with Magnedens.

Web links

Commons : Corpataux-Magnedens - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Corpataux-Magnedens (French)
Michel Charrière: Corpataux. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Eveline Seewer: Magnedens. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Aerial view of Corpataux