Lentigny FR

FR is the abbreviation for the canton of Friborg in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Lentigny .

Lentigny

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Freiburg (FR)

District :

Saane

Municipality :

La Brillaz

Postal code :

1745

former BFS no. :

XXXX

Coordinates :

566 494 / 179 593 coordinates: 46 ° 46 '0 " N , 7 ° 0' 0" O ; CH1903: 566 494 / one hundred seventy-nine thousand five hundred and ninety-three

Height :

720 m above sea level M.

Residents:

635 (1997)

Lentigny FR

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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2001

Lentigny ( Freiburger Patois Lentinyi ^?^/^I ) is a town and formerly an independent political municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . The former German place name Lentenach is no longer used today. On January 1, 2001, Lentigny merged with Lovens and Onnens to form the new municipality of La Brillaz . The seat of the municipal administration is in Lentigny.

geography

Lentigny is 720 m above sea level. M. , 13 km west-southwest of the canton capital Friborg (beeline). The village extends slightly higher on the southwestern edge of the height La Brillaz , in the Molasse hill country of the Freiburg Central Plateau . The former municipality area was around 4.8 km². The area extended from the formerly boggy basin with the pond of Lentigny (today a nature reserve) northwards to the wide ridge of La Brillaz (up to 760 m above sea level ). In the west it extended over the headwaters of the Ruisseau des Vaux (right bank of the Arbogne ) into the extensive forests of Combertin and Bois des Gottes ( 760 m above sea level ).

population

With 635 inhabitants (1997), Lentigny was one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Friborg before the merger. Lentigny has some new residential quarters and several individual courtyards.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Lentigny was predominantly an agricultural village. Even today, the have farming , the fruit production , the dairy industry and animal husbandry an important role in the employment structure of the population. Other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector, including fish farming and a carpenter's 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 Freiburg region.

traffic

The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a connecting road from Chénens to Avry . The village is connected to the public transport network by the Transports publics Fribourgeois bus route from Freiburg to Lentigny.

history

The Lentigny area was populated very early. There was a settlement here during Roman times . During excavations, a mosaic floor and numerous fragments of ceramics and iron goods were found.

The first written mention of the place took place in 1142 under the name Lintiniei . Later the names Lentiniei (1150), Lintinie (1254), Lintignye (1285), Lintignie (1290), Lintigny (1320), Lentignie (1445) and Lentigniez (1555) appeared. The German version of Lentenach has been handed down since 1578. The place name is derived from the Gallo-Roman surname Lentinius .

In the Middle Ages, Lentigny belonged to the Montagny domain . The village came under the rule of Freiburg through purchase in 1442 and was assigned to the old landscape (Neustadtpanner). After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Lentigny 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.

As part of the community mergers funded by the canton of Friborg since 2000, the residents of Lentigny, Lovens and Onnens decided to merge their communities. With effect from January 1, 2001, the new municipality of La Brillaz was therefore formed.

Attractions

The parish church of Lentigny in its present form dates from the 19th century. Some stately farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.

Lentigny Church
Interior of the church
Pulpit of the Lentigny church

Web links

Commons : Lentigny - collection of images, videos and audio files

Marianne Rolle: Lentigny. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Official website of the municipality of La Brillaz (French)
Aerial views of the village