Vernay, Switzerland
Montbrelloz
Vernay is since 1 January 2006, a municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. At this time, the three former municipalities Autavaux, Forel ( FR) and Montbrelloz have joined. The seat of the municipality is located in Forel.
Geography
Vernay is located at about 480 m above sea level. M., approximately 3.5 km northeast of the district main town Estavayer -le- Lac (air line). The municipality covers the northwestern Fribourg plateau on a plateau above the southern shore of Lake Neuchatel, on the ridge between the lake and the Broyeebene.
The area of 8.3 km ² large municipality area includes a section on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel (around 3.5 km Lakeshore line). The communal land extends southward from the lake through a 300 m wide, flat riparian strips, which is partly passed with reeds, some with wood. Adjoining to a 30 m high escarpment, the above leads to the plateau of the Molassehöhenrückens between Lake Neuchâtel and the Broyeebene. This plateau is divided by two short erosion valleys, whose streams flow into the lake. To the east the municipal area extends beyond the forest Bois des Esserts on the plateau of Les Planches and south on the amount of Montbrelloz. The highest elevations of Vernay be on the corridor in Belmont Planches and at the height east of Montbrelloz each with 505 m above sea level. M. reached. From the municipality surface 1997 6 % came from settlements, 18% of forest and woody plants and 74% to agriculture; slightly more than 2 % was unproductive land.
The community Vernay is composed of the villages
- Autavaux, 475 m above sea level. M., 221 inhabitants
- Forel ( FR), 465 m above sea level. M., 363 inhabitants
- Montbrelloz, 501 m above sea level. M., 300 inhabitants
And the hamlet of Les Planches ( 494 m above sea level. M. ), all located on the ridge between Lake Neuchâtel and the Broyeebene. Neighboring communities of Vernay are Estavayer -le- Lac, Sévaz, Bussy (FR), Moren and Rueyres -les- Prés district in the canton of Fribourg and Grandcour and Chevroux in the canton of Vaud.
Population
With 1068 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Vernay one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 94.0 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.2 % and 1.4 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of the villages of Vernay amounted in 1850 to 442 residents in 1900 to 483 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated always in the range 500-540 inhabitants. Only since 1980 (497 inhabitants) a significant population growth was recorded.
Economy
The villages of the municipality Vernay were marked up in the second half of the 20th century mainly by agriculture. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important place in the economic structure of the population. Some other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. In recent decades, all three villages have developed thanks to the attractive location and residential communities. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Estavayer -le- Lac, as well as in the region Payerne.
Traffic
The community is located near the main road that leads from Estavayer -le- Lac to Avenches. The nearest links to the A1 motorway (Lausanne -Bern ), which opened in 2001, is located around 5 km from Vernay away. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois, which runs from a circular course of Estavayer -le- Lac, Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz are connected to the public transport network.
History
The territory of Vernay was settled very early. Near the lakeshore remains of several settlements from the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age have been found.
Since the Middle Ages Autavaux, Forel and Montbrelloz were under the Lords of Estavayer. After Bern 1536 had conquered the Vaud, the region came under the rule of Freiburg and the Bailiwick Estavayer was assigned. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime in 1798 the villages were during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district Estavayer before they were incorporated in 1848 in the District Broye.
As part of since 2000 sponsored by the Canton of Fribourg municipal mergers initially on the fusion of Forel (FR), Autavaux, Montbrelloz, Rueyres -les- Prés and Moren's up for debate. After this project had failed, negotiated Autavaux Forel and again from 2003 through a merger. These conversations joined at the beginning of the year 2004 Montbrelloz. At the community meetings of November 10th 2004, the merger project in Autavaux and Forel was unanimously adopted in Montbrelloz with a Yes majority of only just 52%.
With effect from 1 January 2006, the merger became final. Because all three former municipalities had a similar population, the name Vernay was chosen for the new church. Vernay was called a village that was located on the present-day municipality area and belonged to the rule Estavayer, but was abandoned in the late Middle Ages, called a deserted village.