Marly FR

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

Marly
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Saane
BFS no. :	2206
Postal code :	1723
UN / LOCODE :	CH MRL
Coordinates :	578 783  /  180 556 coordinates: 46 ° 46 '33 "  N , 7 ° 9' 39"  O ; CH1903:  578783  /  one hundred eighty thousand five hundred fifty-six
Height :	627  m above sea level M.
Height range :	553–730 m above sea level M.
Area :	7.72  km²
Residents:	8193 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1061 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.marly.ch
Marly
Location of the municipality

Marly ( Freiburger Patois Marli ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the District de la Sarine (German: Saanebezirk) in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . The former German name Mertenlach is hardly used today.

geography

Marly is 627  m above sea level. M. , 3.5 km south of the canton capital Friborg (beeline). The agglomeration municipality extends in a valley widening of the Ärgera (French: Gérine), shortly before its confluence with the Saane , as well as on the adjacent molasse heights of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 7.7 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Molasse Heights east of the Saane. The central part of the area is occupied by a valley widening up to 800 m wide, through which the Ärgera flows from east to west. The course of the river is wedged into a canal bed and built in to protect the flat valley floor from the floods that often occurred in the past. Below this valley widening, the Ärgera flows through a narrow point between the plateaus of La Grangette and Marly-le-Petit and flows into the Saane shortly afterwards.

To the south of the Ärgera valley, the municipality extends to the adjacent forest heights with Bois de l'Eglise , Vers le Bois (at 730  m above sea level, the highest point in Marly) and Bois de Monteynan ( 704  m above sea level ). These forest heights are divided by various tributaries of the Ärgera, including the Ruisseau de Copy . To the north of the Ärgera valley there is an approximately 1 km wide high plateau (620 to 650  m above sea level ), which slopes steeply towards the Saane, which is deeply cut into the molasse layers and wound by numerous meanders. The slope is 100 m high in some places and criss-crossed by sandstone rocks. The western and northern borders of the municipality run along the Saane. In 1997, 28% of the municipal area was in settlements, 29% in forests and woodlands, 37% in agriculture and a little less than 6% was unproductive land.

Marly consists of the two settlement parts Marly-le-Grand ( 637  m above sea level ) on the northern slope of the Ärgera, Marly-le-Petit ( 622  m above sea level ) on the edge of the plateau north of the Ärgera valley, the hamlet of Chésalles ( 630  m above sea level ) on the slope south of the Ärgera and some individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Marly are Freiburg , Pierrafortscha , Villarsel-sur-Marly , Ependes , Arconciel , Hauterive and Villars-sur-Glâne .

Aerial photo (1971)

population

Population development
year	Residents
1860	509
1880	560
1900	774
1930	822
1950	1334
1960	1813
1970	4329
1980	5235
1990	6578
2000	7184

With 8193 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Marly is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Friborg. After Freiburg and Villars-sur-Glâne, it is the third largest municipality in terms of population in the Freiburg agglomeration. The population of Marly increased significantly, especially during the 1960s, and has continued to grow ever since. Due to this growth, the settlement centers of Marly-le-Grand and Marly-le-Petit can only be partially recognized today. The area in between is now completely built over.

languages

73.3% of the residents are French-speaking, 17.3% German-speaking and 2.1% speak Italian (as of 2000). Marly is on the language border. It has always been a French-speaking village, but had a relatively large German-speaking minority in the 18th and 19th centuries. The influence of German has been decreasing continuously for over 150 years: in 1880 28%, in 1990 only 19% of the population were German-speaking.

politics

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• GPS : 3
• SP : 12
• glp : 2
• Marly Voix : 4
• CVP : 12
• FDP : 9
• SVP : 8

legislative branch

The legislative authority is the General Council ( Conseil général ) , elected every five years by the voters of the municipality . The 50 MPs are elected by proportional representation. The tasks of the General Council include budget and invoice approval, the establishment of municipal regulations and control of the executive. The graphic on the right shows the composition of the General Council after the elections on February 28, 2016.

executive

The executing authority is the municipal council ( conseil communal ). It consists of nine members and is elected by the people using proportional representation. The term of office is five years. The municipal council is responsible for the enforcement of the resolutions of the general council, for the implementation of federal and cantonal legislation as well as for the representation and management of the municipality.

economy

Until the first half of the 20th century, Marly was a predominantly agricultural village. Since the 1950s, however, there has been a rapid development towards the agglomeration of Freiburg with large commercial and industrial areas.

Today Marly offers around 2,400 jobs. With 2% of the gainfully employed who are still employed in the primary sector, agriculture only has a marginal role in the employment structure of the population. Around 34% of the workforce is employed in the industrial sector, while the service sector accounts for around 64% of the workforce (as of 2001).

Agriculture today focuses on livestock and arable farming . The handicraft and industrial development of the village took place in several steps. Forges, sawmills and mills have been in operation along the Ärgera since the 14th century. The important paper mill Marly existed from 1411 to 1921. Industrialization began in the last quarter of the 19th century. In 1886 a factory for the production of accumulators was opened, in 1920 the operation was stopped. Later on, companies in the watchmaking industry and chalet construction were added.

Aerial photo of the Ciba research center (1966)

The opening of a research center for photochemistry by Ciba-Geigy in 1963 contributed significantly to the economic upturn. The company, which was later expanded to include other branches of the chemical industry, employed up to 1,000 people and was largely responsible for the population explosion during the 1960s. In the economic crisis of the 1990s, research was moved back to Basel . The loss of numerous jobs could be absorbed by the now diversified industry and the proximity of Freiburg and did not result in a population decline.

Today, industry and commerce are concentrated in three zones, namely south of the Pérolles Bridge, on the area of ​​the former paper mill and generally in the valley floor of the Ärgera. Companies from the chemical industry, the electrical industry, metal construction, precision mechanics and the cosmetics industry are represented here. The Hauterive power station, which receives water from the Lac de la Gruyère reservoir, is also located in the Marly area .

In the past few decades, Marly has also developed into a residential community. Many employees are therefore commuters who mainly work in Freiburg.

traffic

The community has good transport links. It is located on the main road from Freiburg via La Roche to Bulle . The closest connection to the A12 motorway (Bern-Vevey) is around 7 km from the town center. Connected to the public transport network by the Transports publics Fribourgeois bus routes , which run from Freiburg to Bulle, Jaun , Treyvaux , Giffers and Bonnefontaine .

history

The municipality of Marly was inhabited very early. Traces of settlement from the Neolithic and Hallstatt periods were discovered. Remains of at least four manors (fundus Martiliacus) have been preserved from Roman times .

The first written mention of the place took place in 1055 under the name in Marlensi . Later the names Marliei (1134), Marllie (1228), Marlie (1240), Mallie (1251), Mallye (1270), Marliez (1453), Marlye (1476) and Maillié (1479) appeared. Mertellach (1466) has been handed down as the first German version . The place name goes back to the Gallo-Roman surname Martilius .

In the Middle Ages , Marly formed the center of its own rule, which was subordinate to the Lords of Arconciel as a fief. In 1442 at the latest, the village came under the rule of Freiburg and was assigned to the Old Landscape (Burgpanner). After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Marly belonged to the Friborg district during the Helvetic and the following period, before it was incorporated into the Saane district with the new cantonal constitution in 1848.

From around 1950, along with industrial development, a rapid increase in population began. With effect from February 1, 1970, the previously independent municipalities of Marly-le-Grand and Marly-le-Petit merged to form the municipality of Marly. On January 1, 1976 , the village of Chésalles was incorporated into Marly.

Attractions

See also : List of Cultural Assets in Marly

The parish church of Saints Pierre-et-Paul was first documented in 1294. The church was given its present form when it was rebuilt from 1785 to 1787 and when it was expanded in 1878. The church has significant interior fittings, including a baptismal font from the 17th century, a baroque altar from the 18th century and a Madonna from the 14th century . Next to the church is the rectory from the 18th century.

Also in the village are the Saint-Sébastien chapel, built in the 16th century, as well as the Carry mansion (built in 1664 and remodeled in the 18th century) and the Gottrau house with a mansard roof from the 19th century. North of Marly, the arched bridge Pont de Pérolles, built in 1922, leads over the Saane Valley at a height of around 70 m and provides a direct road connection with the city of Freiburg.

Personalities

• Géraldine Olivier (* 1967), Swiss singer of popular hits

Web links

Commons : Marly, Friborg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Marly (French)
• Claude Simonet: Marly. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial views of the village

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Renouvellement intégral du Conseil général of February 28, 2016 (PDF) State of Freiburg, February 28, 2016, accessed on April 9, 2016 .