La Corbaz

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Freiburg (FR)

District :

Saane

Municipality :

La Sonnaz

Postal code :

1783

former BFS no. :

XXXX

Coordinates :

575.29 thousand / 187579 coordinates: 46 ° 50 '20 " N , 7 ° 6' 53" O ; CH1903: 575.29 thousand / 187579

Height :

648 m above sea level M.

Residents:

298 (2002)

Lady Chapel

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2004

La Corbaz is a town and formerly an independent political municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . On January 1, 2004, La Corbaz merged with Cormagens and Lossy-Formangueires in the new municipality of La Sonnaz . La Corbaz is also the former French name for the village of Cordast in the lake district, canton of Friborg (now part of Gurmels ).

geography

La Corbaz is 648 m above sea level. M. , 5 km northwest of the canton capital Friborg (beeline). The village extends in a panoramic location on the northern slopes of the Sonnaz , in the Molasse hills of the Freiburg Central Plateau . The former community area was around 2.3 km². The area extended from the broad basin of the Sonnaz northwards over the slope of La Corbaz to the forest hill Bois de la Corbaz ( 700 m above sea level ). The erosion valley of Les Riaux formed the western border .

population

With 298 inhabitants (2002), La Corbaz was one of the small communities in the canton of Friborg before the merger. In 1850 the village had 147 inhabitants, in 1900 166 inhabitants, but in 1970 only 111 inhabitants before a marked increase in population was recorded again. Several individual farms belong to La Corbaz.

economy

La Corbaz still lives from agriculture , particularly from agriculture , the fruit-growing and cattle breeding . In recent years the village has developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Most of the employed are therefore commuters who mainly work in the Freiburg region.

traffic

The village is away from the major thoroughfares, the main access is from Cormagens . The closest connection to the A12 motorway (Bern-Vevey) is around 4 km from the town center. La Corbaz has no direct connection to the public transport network. The nearest train stations on the Freiburg - Murten railway line are in Pensier and Belfaux .

history

The area of La Corbaz was settled very early, which could be proven by finding a necropolis from the Hallstatt period. The place was first mentioned in a document in 1294 under the name La Corbassieri .

Since the Middle Ages, La Corbaz has been under the control of the Lords of Englisberg, but the Praroman family and the Freiburg Citizens Hospital also owned land in the area. From 1442 at the latest, the village came under the rule of Freiburg and was assigned to the Old Landscape (Spitalpanner). After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), La Corbaz 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. Since 1866 the parishes of La Corbaz and Cormagens have been administered by the same council. However, Cormagens resisted a possible merger in 1981.

As part of the municipal mergers promoted by the canton of Friborg since 2000, the voters of La Corbaz decided on May 20, 2003 with a yes majority of 75% to merge with the municipalities of Cormagens and Lossy-Formangueires . With effect from January 1, 2004, the merger to form the new municipality of La Sonnaz came into force.

Attractions

The Lady Chapel dates back to the late 13th century, but was extensively restored and redesigned in 1663. La Corbaz belongs to the parish of Belfaux .

Web links

Commons : La Corbaz - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of La Sonnaz (French)
Marianne Rolle: Corbaz, La. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .