Givisiez

Givisiez

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Friborg Freiburg (FR)
District :	Saanew
BFS no. :	2197i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	1762
UN / LOCODE :	CH GSZ
Coordinates :	576 190 / 184611 coordinates: 46 ° 48 '44 " N , 7 ° 7' 36" O ; CH1903: 576190 / 18461146.812227 7.126673 629
Height :	629 m above sea level M.
Height range :	605–697 m above sea level M.
Area :	3.46 km²
Residents:	3166 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	915 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.givisiez.ch
Givisiez
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Givisiez ( Freiburger Patois Dzeveji ^?^/^I ) is a municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . The former German place name Siebenzach is hardly used today.

geography

Givisiez is 629 m above sea level. M. , 3 km west-northwest of the canton capital Friborg (linear distance). The village extends slightly elevated over the southern slope of the valley basin of the Ruisseau du Tiguelet , on the western outskirts of Freiburg, in the Molasse hills of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of the 3.5 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Molasse heights between the valleys of the Sonnaz in the northwest and the Saane in the southeast. The municipality extends from the forest hill Bois de la Faye ( 666 m above sea level ) southwards over the wide, formerly boggy valley basin of the Ruisseau du Tiguelet (right side stream of the Sonnaz) to the adjacent height of the Bois de Moncor , in which with 696 m above sea level M. the highest point of Givisiez is reached. The border runs along the A12 motorway to the east and south. In 1997, 37% of the municipal area was in settlements, 23% in forests and woodland, 39% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

Givisiez has an extensive industrial and commercial zone in the valley below the old village center as well as various residential areas. The neighboring communities of Givisiez are Freiburg, Villars-sur-Glâne , Corminboeuf , Belfaux , La Sonnaz and Granges-Paccot .

population

With 3166 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Givisiez is one of the medium-sized communities in the canton of Friborg. 73.1% of the residents are French-speaking, 14.5% German-speaking and 2.7% speak Italian (as of 2000). The population of Givisiez was 151 in 1850 and 193 in 1900. After a rapid increase in the population until 1910 (450 inhabitants), the number of inhabitants decreased again in the following period (298 inhabitants in 1940). Since then, population growth has been marked, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.

economy

Givisiez was a predominantly agricultural village until the middle of the 20th century . Since the 1950s there has been a rapid development into the agglomeration community of Freiburg with huge commercial and industrial areas.

Today Givisiez offers around 3400 jobs. With 0.5% of the workforce who are still employed in the primary sector, agriculture only has a marginal role in the employment structure of the population. Around 20% of the workforce is employed in the industrial sector, while the service sector accounts for around 80% of the workforce (as of 2001).

Givisiez is the location of large distribution centers and shopping centers. Companies from the construction and transport industry, advertising, information technology, wine shops, graphic studios, cleaning companies and manufacturers of sporting goods are represented in the municipality. Further jobs are available in trade, administration and numerous service companies. Givisiez also has sports facilities, a large school center (expanded in 1992) and cultural institutions, including the Théâtre des Osses , which has been located in the village since 1990 .

In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. The new residential areas are on the plateau between the old village center and the valley with the A12 motorway. The settlement and industrial areas of Givisiez have grown together almost seamlessly with those of the neighboring communities of Freiburg, Granges-Paccot and Corminboeuf.

traffic

The community is very well developed in terms of transport. It is located on the main road from Freiburg via Grolley to Payerne . The closest connection to the A12 motorway (Bern – Vevey) is around 2 km from the town center. The somewhat remote station is served by regional trains on the Freiburg – Murten – Neuchâtel line; the trains on the older Freiburg – Payerne route cannot stop due to the platform. The bus routes of Transports publics Fribourgeois , which operate the routes from Freiburg to Givisiez, to Corminboeuf and to Domdidier , ensure the fine distribution of public transport . Line 3 of the Friborg trolleybus has also been serving its entire route electrically since December 18, 2010 , at which point the catenary extension to Givisiez went into operation.

history

The municipality of Givisiez was already settled in Roman times, which was proven by the remains of a villa. The first written mention of the place took place in 1142 under the name Juvinsie . The names Juvisei (1143), Juvensiei (1162), Juvisye (1285), Juvisié (1317), Juvisiez (1431), Juvisie (1445), Giuisie (1668), Gevisier (1805) and Gevisiez , Jevisiez , Juvisier and appeared later Givisiez . Zivizach (1497), Ziffizachen (1578) and Sibenzach (1705) have survived as German versions . The etymology of the place name is not clear. Givisiez could be derived from the Gallo-Roman personal names Juventius or Gavisius .

In the Middle Ages, Givisiez was a fiefdom of the lords of Estavayer, then those of Englisberg, before it was bought by wealthy Freiburg citizens in 1290. From the 15th century the village rulership was incumbent on the Affry family. In the 15th century Givisiez came under the rule of Freiburg and was assigned to the old landscape (Neustadtpanner). Until 1793 the neighboring village of Granges-Paccot belonged to the municipality of Givisiez. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), the village belonged to the Friborg district during the Helvetic and the following period, before it was incorporated into the Saane district in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution.

A merger of Granges-Paccot , Givisiez, Corminboeuf and Chésopelloz was in preparation until 2014 under the name "2C2G" - the new place was to be called Englisbourg (after the Englisberg family, who worked in all four places). This failed because of the rejection by the citizens of Granges-Paccot.

Attractions

The core of the parish church of Saint-Laurent dates back to the 13th century. The church was given its present shape when it was rebuilt in 1777 and when it was enlarged in 1936. The Affry family's castle, which was built in 1539 and underwent major redesigns in the 17th century, is located in the old town center. It has a square stair tower, cross-frame windows and a portico. Today the castle houses a retirement and nursing home. In Givisiez there is also the Boccard Castle from the 17th century and another mansion of the Affry family, which was built in 1703.