Montet (Glâne)

Montet (Glâne)
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Glane
BFS no. :	2089
Postal code :	1674
Coordinates :	552 360  /  166 009 coordinates: 46 ° 38 '37 "  N , 6 ° 48' 59"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred and fifty-two thousand three hundred sixty  /  166,009
Height :	652  m above sea level M.
Height range :	531–713 m above sea level M.
Area :	2.20  km²
Residents:	385 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	175 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.montet-glane.ch
Location of the municipality

Montet (Glâne) is a municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland .

geography

Montet (Glâne) lies at 652  m above sea level. M. , 10 km southwest of the district capital Romont and 3 km south-southeast of Moudon (air line). The farming village extends on the upper eastern slope of the Broye , in the southwest of the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 2.2 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Molasse hill country in the border area of ​​the cantons of Friborg and Vaud . The western border runs along the Broye, which has cut a deep valley into the molasse layers here over the course of millions of years. From the Broye, the communal soil extends east over the steep slope to the terrace of Montet, which is divided into a northern and a southern half by the village stream of Vuarmarens. Above Montet (Glâne) is on the slope of the hill En Ardra with 710  m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of the municipality. To the south the area extends to the forest of La Crêta . In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was in settlements, 21% in forests and woodlands, 73% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

Some farm settlements and individual farms belong to Montet (Glâne). Neighboring communities of Montet (Glâne) are Ursy , Rue and Ecublens in the canton of Friborg and Vulliens , Moudon and Chavannes-sur-Moudon in the canton of Vaud .

population

With 385 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Montet (Glâne) is one of the small communities in the canton of Friborg. 97.1% of the residents are French-speaking and 2.9% German-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Montet (Glâne) was 164 in 1850 and 148 in 1900. In the course of the 20th century the population fluctuated between 110 and 150 people. Only since 1980 (126 inhabitants) has a significant increase in population been recorded.

economy

Up until the second half of the 20th century, Montet (Glâne) was a predominantly agricultural village. Today who have dairy industry , the livestock and agriculture an important role in the employment structure of the population. Further 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. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Moudon and Romont regions.

traffic

The community is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the main road from Moudon to Oron-la-Ville , from which a connection road to Romont branches off in the village . Montet (Glâne) is connected to the public transport network by the Freiburg public transport bus line , which runs from Romont to Moudon.

history

The municipality of Montet (Glâne) was settled very early, which has been confirmed by finds dating from the Bronze Age . The first written mention of the place took place in 1255 under the name Montez . Montet is a diminutive form of the French word mont (mountain).

Together with Vuarmarens, Montet (Glâne) formed the small lordship of Villardin (also called Montet-Villardens ) from the Middle Ages , which had belonged to different lords since the 13th century. The castle on the heights above the Broye was destroyed in the 16th century and has now disappeared apart from a few remains of the wall.

When the Bernese conquered Vaud in 1536, Montet (Glâne) came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Bailiwick of Rue. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), the village belonged to the Rue district during the Helvetic and the following period and was incorporated into the Glâne district in 1848. Montet (Glâne) does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Ursy-Morlens.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Vincent Braillard (* 1985), motorcycle racer

Web links

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

• Evelyne Maradan: Montet (Glâne). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Aerial views of the village
• Official website of the municipality of Montet

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 .