Montbrelloz

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Montbrelloz
Montbrelloz coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg (FR)
District : Broyew
Municipality : Estavayeri2
Postal code : 1475
former BFS no. : 2031
Coordinates : 557905  /  189 313 coordinates: 46 ° 51 '13 "  N , 6 ° 53' 12"  O ; CH1903:  557905  /  one hundred eighty-nine thousand three hundred thirteen
Height : 501  m above sea level M.
Area : 1.87  km²
Residents: 322 (December 31, 2005)
Population density : 172 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.montbrelloz.ch
Montbrelloz

Montbrelloz

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Montbrelloz (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2006

Montbrelloz is a town and formerly an independent political municipality in the Broye district of the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . With effect from January 1, 2006, Montbrelloz was merged with Autavaux and Forel (FR) to form the new municipality of Vernay . The village has been part of the Estavayer municipality since 2017 .

geography

Montbrelloz lies at 501  m above sea level. M. , three kilometers east of the district capital Estavayer-le-Lac (straight line). The clustered village extends on the plateau of the wide ridge between Lake Neuchâtel and the Broye plain , in the north-western Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 1.9 km² former municipal area comprised a section of the ridge that separates Lake Neuchâtel from the Broye plain. The area was located exclusively on this plateau and had a height difference of just 20 m between the lowest and the highest point. The latter was 505  m above sea level. M. in the field between Montbrelloz and Rueyres-les-Prés. In 1997, 9% of the former municipal area was used for settlements and 91% for agriculture.

The Esserts Dessous settlement ( 489  m above sea level ) on the main road Estavayer-le-Lac - Avenches and a few individual farms belong to Montbrelloz . The neighboring municipalities of Montbrelloz were Estavayer-le-Lac , Autavaux , Rueyres-les-Prés , Morens , Bussy and Sévaz .

population

With 322 inhabitants (at the end of 2005), Montbrelloz was one of the small communities in the canton of Friborg. 96.6% of the residents are French-speaking, 1.9% German-speaking and 1.1% speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Montbrelloz was 161 in 1900. In the course of the 20th century the population fluctuated in the range between 160 and 190 people. Only since 1980 (177 inhabitants) has there been significant population growth again.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Montbrelloz was a predominantly agricultural village. Even today, the have farming and fruit cultivation and animal husbandry an important role in the employment structure of the population. Some other jobs are available in local small businesses and in the service sector. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Most of the employed are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Estavayer-le-Lac and Payerne regions.

traffic

The village has good transport links. It is located on a connecting road from Payerne to Forel (FR) . The closest connection to the A1 motorway (Lausanne – Bern), which opened in 2001, is around 5 km from the town center. Montbrelloz is connected to the public transport network by a bus from the Transports publics Fribourgeois , which runs from Estavayer-le-Lac as a circular route.

history

The area of ​​Montbrelloz was already settled in Roman times, which can be proven by the remains of the foundations of a Roman villa. The first written mention of the place took place in 1228 under the name Mons Brenlos . Later, the names Mons Bralou (1256), Montbrelo (1325) and Montbrenlo (1343) appeared.

Montbrelloz arose around a monastery of the Order of Malta founded in the 13th century. The village was under the lords of Estavayer. After Bern had conquered Vaud in 1536, Montbrelloz came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Estavayer Bailiwick. The monastery was closed at that time. In 1559 leprosy spread in the village (brought in by crusaders from the Orient), which is why a hospital for lepers was built.

After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), Montbrelloz was part of the Estavayer district during the Helvetic and subsequent periods before being incorporated into the Broye district in 1848. As part of the amalgamation of municipalities promoted by the canton of Friborg since 2000, Montbrelloz merged with the previously independent municipalities of Autavaux and Forel (FR) to form the new municipality of Vernay with effect from January 1, 2006 .

Attractions

From the former monastery only the choir (15th century) in the now restored Vieille Eglise is preserved. Next to the old church is a granary built in the 18th century with a mansard roof, now converted into a garage. In the old town center there are still some stately farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries.

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