Villorsonnens

Villorsonnens
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Glane
BFS no. :	2114
Postal code :	1694
UN / LOCODE :	CH VSN
Coordinates :	566017  /  174 006 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '59 "  N , 6 ° 59' 39"  O ; CH1903:  566017  /  174 006
Height :	699  m above sea level M.
Height range :	635–1205 m above sea level M.
Area :	15.48  km²
Residents:	1441 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	93 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.villorsonnens.com
Orsonnens village center
Location of the municipality

Villorsonnens is a municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . It was created on January 1, 2001 through the merger of the four previously independent municipalities Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens , Orsonnens , Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux .

geography

Villorsonnens is 6 km east-northeast of the district capital of Romont ( linear distance ). The community extends on the Molasse plateau at the northern foot of the range of hills of Mont Gibloux , south of the Glânetal , in the Freiburg Central Plateau .

The area of ​​the 15.5 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Molasse Heights of the Freiburg Central Plateau. The northern border runs along the middle reaches of the Glâne, which here flows through a flat valley valley up to 500 m wide. From here, the municipality extends southward over the Bois Mottau forest and the Le Vusy hill ( 709  m above sea level ) into the Neirigue flood plain . To the south of this river, the area extends to the Orsonnens plateau, which is bounded in the southwest by the Bois de Saugy (up to 870  m above sea level ) and in the northeast by the Bois de Vernex . The southernmost part of the municipality lies in the catchment area of ​​the Glèbe creek with its left side creek Ruisseau du Guelbe . It includes the partly wooded, partly willowed northern slope of the Gibloux, which is divided into various valleys and protrusions (including the La Joux forest ) by the source streams of the Glèbe . The highest point of Villorsonnens is 1204  m above sea level. M. on the summit of the Gibloux, on whose ridge the southern border runs. In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was in settlements, 28% in forests and woodlands, 66% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

The municipality of Villorsonnens consists of the villages Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens ( 656  m above sea level ) in the valley of the Neirigue, Orsonnens ( 699  m above sea level ) on a plateau southeast of the Neirigue, Villargiroud ( 787  m above sea level ) and Villarsiviriaux ( 833  m above sea level ) at the northern foot of the Gibloux. In addition, there are the hamlets of Grange-la-Battiaz ( 685  m above sea level ) in the Glânetal, La Fortune ( 688  m above sea level ) at the height west of the Neirigue, Le Moulin ( 660  m above sea level ) on the Neirigue and Vers-le-Moulin ( 642  m above sea level ) above the confluence of the Neirigue in the Glâne, as well as some farm settlements and individual farms in Villorsonnens. Neighboring communities of Villorsonnens are Villaz , Chénens , Autigny , Gibloux , Sorens , Le Châtelard and Massonnens .

population

With 1,441 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Villorsonnens is one of the medium-sized communities in the canton of Friborg. 92.6% of the residents are French-speaking, 2.7% German-speaking and 1.7% speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Villorsonnens was 1140 in 1900. In the course of the first half of the 20th century, the population increased slowly and reached its peak in 1940 with 1277 inhabitants. After that, a decrease of over 35% to 815 people was observed due to strong emigration by 1980. Only since then has there been significant population growth again.

economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Villorsonnens was a predominantly agricultural village. Even today, dairy farming , cattle breeding and arable farming have a certain place in the income structure of the population. Further jobs are available in local small businesses and especially in the service sector. In the last few decades Villorsonnens has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Romont and Freiburg regions.

traffic

The community is located off the main thoroughfares on a connecting road from Villaz-Saint-Pierre to Vuisternens-en-Ogoz . The villages of Villorsonnens are connected to the public transport network by the Transports publics Fribourgeois bus service , which runs from Romont to Farvagny .

history

Since the Middle Ages , the municipality of Villorsonnens has been under the influence of the lordship of Pont-en-Ogoz , with Orsonnens, Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens and Villargiroud forming three small lordships. Towards the end of the 15th century, the villages gradually came under the rule of Freiburg and were assigned to the Bailiwick of Pont-Farvagny. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), the area of ​​Villorsonnens belonged to the Romont district during the Helvetic Republic until 1803, then to the Farvagny district and was incorporated into the Glâne district with the new cantonal constitution in 1848.

As part of the municipal mergers promoted by the canton of Friborg since 2000, the villages of Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens , Orsonnens , Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux were merged with effect from January 1, 2001. The newly created political municipality was given the name Villorsonnens.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Villorsonnens

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Villorsonnens (French)
• Editor: Villorsonnens. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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 .