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FR is the abbreviation for the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Fontf .
Font
Font coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg (FR)
District : Broyew
Municipality : Estavayeri2
Postal code : 1473
former BFS no. : 2017
Coordinates : 552 827  /  187406 coordinates: 46 ° 50 '10 "  N , 6 ° 49' 13"  O ; CH1903:  552827  /  187406
Height : 462  m above sea level M.
Area : 2.52  km²
Residents: 356 (December 31, 2011)
Population density : 141 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.font.ch
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2012

Until December 31, 2011, Font was a municipality in the Broye district of the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . Today the village belongs to the municipality of Estavayer .

geography

Font lies at 462  m above sea level. M. , two and a half kilometers southwest of the district capital Estavayer-le-Lac ( linear distance ). The village extends on a terrace on both sides of the Dorfbach over the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel , at the foot of the molasse heights bordering to the south , in the northwestern Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 2.5 km² municipal area comprises a section on the south bank of Lake Neuchâtel (around 2 km of the lakeshore line). In the Font area, the lake has a flat, up to 400 m wide bank edge, which, with the exception of the area below the village, consists of a belt of reeds and swamp forest. These zones are part of the Grande Cariçaie nature reserve . To the south, the municipality extends over the terrace of Font up to the adjoining Molasse height, at the edge of which at 591  m above sea level. M. the highest point of Font is reached. In the eastern part of the municipality, the area extends over the Montilly plateau southwards and in an extremely narrow strip (sometimes only 50 m wide) to the Bainoz stream in the Broye catchment area and also includes the Chèvrefu forest . In 1997, 10% of the municipal area was in settlements, 30% in forests and woodland, 54% in agriculture and a little less than 6% was unproductive land (reed belt).

The hamlet of Vers-l'Eglise ( 481  m above sea level ) on a ledge on the northern slope of the Molasse heights above Lake Neuchâtel, Mussillens ( 523  m above sea level ) in the valley of the Bainoz and some individual farms belong to Font .

population

With 356 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011), Font was one of the small communities in the canton of Friborg. 94.8% of the residents speak French, 4.9% speak German and 0.4% speak Italian (as of 2000). The population of Font was 233 in 1850 and 206 in 1900. In the course of the 20th century the population fluctuated in the range of 200 to 240 inhabitants. Only since 1980 (192 inhabitants) has there been significant population growth.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Font was predominantly an agricultural village. Sweet chestnuts were cultivated here in the 18th century. Even today, arable farming , fruit growing and animal husbandry have an important place in the income structure of the population. West of the village there is a small wine-growing area on the castle hill . Further jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. Thanks to its attractive location, Font has also developed into a residential community in recent decades. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Estavayer-le-Lac and in the Payerne and Yverdon-les-Bains regions. There are a few holiday and weekend homes near the shores of Lake Neuchâtel.

traffic

The community is very well developed in terms of transport. It is located on the main road from Yverdon-les-Bains to Estavayer-le-Lac . The next connection to the A1 motorway (Lausanne-Bern), which opened in 2001 and crosses the southern municipal area, is around 5 km from the town center. Font is connected to the public transport network by a bus line operated by Transports publics Fribourgeois , which runs from Estavayer-le-Lac to Châbles . The railway line from Yverdon to Payerne has been running through the municipality since 1878 , although it has no stop at Font.

history

Font can look back on a very long history of settlement. The lakeshore was inhabited as early as the Neolithic and the Bronze Age . Traces from Roman times have also been discovered, including Roman coins.

The first written mention of the place took place in 1011, when King Rudolf III. von Burgundy gave Font Castle to his wife Irmengarde. In 1228 the name Fons appeared . The place name is derived from the Latin word fons (source). In the course of the 11th century, after the fall of the Burgundian Empire, Font developed into the center of a rule that was initially subordinate to the lords of Glâne, Gruyères-Montsalvens and von Blonay, before falling under the suzerainty of Peter II of Savoy in 1267 came and became dependent on the Lords of Estavayer. At the beginning of the 14th century, a branch of the lords of Font split off, which from then on was called Font-La Molière and resided at La Molière Castle (near Murist ).

In 1475 the castle was destroyed by the Confederates as part of the Burgundian Wars . Font then came under the rule of Freiburg. In 1520 it was combined with the neighboring towns of Châbles and Châtillon in the Friborg bailiwick of Font, which was also joined by La Molière in 1536 and finally Vuissens in 1608 . The Vogt appointed by Freiburg was in office at Font Castle until 1608, after which his seat was relocated to Vuissens.

After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Font belonged to the Estavayer district during the Helvetic and subsequent periods before being incorporated into the newly created Broye district in 1848. Until 1801, Font together with Châbles and Châtillon formed a large parish; only then were the communal goods separated.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint-Sulpice was built around 1560, while the current tower was not built until 1823. The church has a rich collection of reliquaries. Apart from a few remains of the wall, nothing remains of the former Font Castle, which was destroyed in 1475. In addition, the new castle, in which the governors resided, was built in the 16th century. Font also owns a wayside cross from the 14th century with a remarkable relief representation. In the plain near the lake shore is the Pierre de Marriage , a boulder that is said to cure sterility.

Web links

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