Vuisternens-devant-Romont

Vuisternens-devant-Romont
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Freiburg (FR)
District :	Glane
BFS no. :	2113
Postal code :	1685 Villariaz 1686 La Neirigue 1687 Estévenens 1687 La Magne 1687 Vuisternens-devant-Romont 1688 Lieffrens 1688 Sommentier 1697 La Joux 1697 Les Ecasseys
Coordinates :	561 067  /  167304 coordinates: 46 ° 39 '21 "  N , 6 ° 55' 48"  O ; CH1903:  561067  /  167304
Height :	791  m above sea level M.
Height range :	703–971 m above sea level M.
Area :	24.02  km²
Residents:	2324 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	97 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.vuisternens-devant-romont.ch
Location of the municipality

Vuisternens-devant-Romont ( Freiburger Patois Vouèthèrnin-devin-Remon ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Glane district in the canton of Friborg in Switzerland . The former German name Winterlingen bei Remund is no longer used today. With effect from January 1, 2003, the previously independent municipalities of Lieffrens , Les Ecasseys , Sommentier , La Magne , La Joux , Villariaz and Estévenens were incorporated into Vuisternens-devant-Romont, and on January 1, 2004 the municipality of La Neirigue was added.

geography

Aerial photo (1964)

Vuisternens-devant-Romont lies at 778  m above sea level. M. , 5 km south of the district capital Romont (air line). The village extends at a high altitude between the valleys of the Glâne in the west and the Neirigue in the east, in the southwestern Freiburg Central Plateau .

The 24.1 km² municipal area covers a section of the Molasse hill country of the higher Freiburg Central Plateau. The central part of the area is taken up by the gently north-sloping slope of Vuisternens, which is drained by several small streams to the Neirigue. To the north, the area extends into the wide valley of the Neirigue, flanked by the forest heights of Les Brévires ( 851  m above sea level ) in the west and the hilly area of Mont Gibloux in the east. Here a narrow strip extends over the slope of Estévenens to the Gibloux hills of Les Verraux (at 976  m above sea level, the highest point of Vuisternens-devant-Romont) and Derbali ( 970  m above sea level above the Les Sudains farmstead ) . ).

The southern part of the municipality includes the undulating Molasse hill country in the foothills of the Friborg Alps . The highest point is here at 957  m above sea level. M. the forest hill Bois du Chanex . From this hill the Fochaux flow directly to the Glâne, the Ruisseau des Grands Marais to the Neirigue. In the far south the area of ​​the municipality extends into the headwaters of the Neirigue and into that of the Flon (right brook of the Broye ). In 1997, 5% of the municipal area was in settlements, 15% in forests and woodlands, 79% in agriculture and a little less than 1% was unproductive land.

The villages of Villariaz ( 758  m above sea level ), Estévenens ( 779  m above sea level ) and La Neirigue ( 740  m above sea level ) in the valley of the Neirigue, Sommentier ( 906  m above sea level ) belong to Vuisternens-devant-Romont . M. ) and La Joux ( 858  m above sea level ) on the slope above Vuisternens, the scattered settlements La Magne ( 850  m above sea level ), Lieffrens ( 862  m above sea level ) and Les Ecasseys ( 915  m above sea level) . M. ) on the slopes of the Bois du Chanex as well as scattered over the whole area numerous farm settlements and individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Vuisternens-devant-Romont are Mézières , Massonnens , Grangettes , Sâles , La Verrerie , Le Flon and Siviriez .

population

With 2324 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) Vuisternens-devant-Romont is one of the medium-sized communities in the canton of Friborg. 96.1% of the residents are French-speaking, 2.4% German-speaking and 1.1% speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Vuisternens-devant-Romont was 1868 in 1900 (including all of the villages that are incorporated today). After a peak around 1940 (1995 inhabitants), a decrease of 32% to 1355 people was observed by 1980 due to strong emigration. Only since then has there been significant population growth again.

economy

Vuisternens-devant-Romont was a predominantly agricultural village until the second half of the 20th century . In the past, the Neirigue mills were operated by water power. In the 19th century, straw weaving played an important role thanks to the then widespread grain cultivation.

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. There are several sawmills, joiner's shops and carpenters' shops in the community, as well as a plant that manufactures agricultural machinery. In the last few decades the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the Romont and Bulle regions , but also partly in Vevey and the surrounding area.

traffic

The community is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road from Romont to Bulle . The next connection to the A12 motorway , which has been accessible from Bern to Vevey since 1981 , is around 6 km from the town center. On July 1, 1868, the railway line from Romont to Bulle was put into operation with a station in Vuisternens-devant-Romont. The Transports publics fribourgeois bus line , which runs from Romont to Palézieux-Gare , ensures that public transport is finely distributed .

history

Old coat of arms of Vuisternens-devant-Romont

The place was first mentioned in a document in 929 under the name Winterningis . Later the names Wisternegus (in the 12th century), Wistarnens (1198) and Wisternens (1453) appeared. The origin of the place name is not clearly established. Vuisternens probably goes back to the personal name Winitarn and means with the suffix -ens as much as with the people of Winitarn. Other sources consider a derivation from the Germanic word ventru (winter) possible.

Vuisternens formed its own rule since the Middle Ages , which came under the influence of the Counts of Savoy after 1270 . When the Bernese conquered Vaud in 1536, Vuisternens-devant-Romont came under the rule of Friborg and was assigned to the Bailiwick of Romont. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798), the village was part of the Romont district during the Helvetic and the following period. The southernmost parts of the municipality with Lieffrens, Les Ecasseys and La Joux, on the other hand, were under the rulership of Rue , from 1536 to the Bailiwick and from 1798 to the Rue district. With the new cantonal constitution of 1848, the previous districts of Romont and Rue merged into the new district of Glâne.

As part of the community mergers funded by the canton of Friborg since 2000, a merger of Vuisternens-devant-Romont with the surrounding small communities was prepared. After the residents of all municipalities approved the merger in 2002 with a majority of 75% on average, the previously politically independent municipalities of Estévenens , Villariaz , Lieffrens , Sommentier , Les Ecasseys , La Magne and La Joux became Vuisternens on January 1, 2003 -devant-Romont merged. A year later, on January 1, 2004, La Neirigue was incorporated . With this merger, the entire community received a new coat of arms.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Vuisternens-devant-Romont

The current building of the parish church of Sainte-Marie was built in 1825 in the classicism style. Vuisternens-devant-Romont and its surrounding towns have some characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Web links

Commons : Vuisternens-devant-Romont  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information on the municipality of Vuisternens-devant-Romont
• Aerial photos of Vuisternens-devant-Romont
• Laurence Margairaz: Vuisternens-devant-Romont. 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 .