Corbières

Corbières FR

Corbières ( Freiburg Patois Korbêre? / I ) is a municipality in the canton of Fribourg Greyerzbezirk in Switzerland. The former German name Korbers is no longer used today.

On 1 January 2011 merged with the municipality Villarvolard Corbières.

Geography

Corbières is located at 714 m above sea level. Level, 5 km north-east of the district main town cop (air line). This former farm extends on a terrace on the east bank of the Gruyère lake, at the foot of Berra.

The area of ​​4.2 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the pre-alpine area of the uplands. The westernmost part of the municipality is taken from Lake Gruyère, which has a constriction in the Corbières. A small area west of the dam in the area of ​​forest Joux d' Everdes also part of the Corbières. To the east extends the communal land on the ground terrace on which the village is situated, and in a narrow strip up the slope up to the ridge southwest of the Berra. This part of the forest height Au Solitou with 1,381 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of the Corbières. To the east of the ridge, the area extends into the catchment area of the river achievements Javro. From the municipality surface 1997 7 % was attributable to settlements, 38 % of forest and woody plants and 55 % to agriculture.

To Corbières include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Corbières are Hauteville, Val -de- Charmey, Botterens, Echarlens and Marsens.

Population

With 757 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Corbières is one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 95.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.4 % and 0.6 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Corbières in 1850 amounted to 231 residents in 1900 to 220 inhabitants. Only since 1980 (262 inhabitants), a significantly increased population growth was recorded.

Economy

Corbières was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, animal husbandry and dairy farming, and to a lesser extent agriculture a certain significance in the occupational structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. From 1932 to 1976, there was a brickyard in Corbières. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the regions Bulle and Fribourg.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Freiburg to Broc. Of these, at Corbières branches direct connection to a concrete bridge ( 1931 ) over the Lake of Gruyere from. By bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that on the lines of Freiburg via La Roche to Bulle and Bulle via Broc to Corbières, the village is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1115 under the name Corbere; and the Latinized name Corbaria and Corberia are attested. Since the 11th century the rule Corbières is occupied. Probably came the Lords of Corbières from the same noble family from as the counts of Gruyères and the gentlemen of Grandson. The rule included the right bank of the Sarine between Broc and La Roche and the entire Jauntal. A small area on the west side of the Sarine also belonged to the Corbières. The donations to the abbeys Lac de Joux, Montheron and Hauterive evidence of the extensive estate of the Lords of Corbières.

The town of Corbières was founded in 1200. Its fate was closely connected with the history of the reign Corbières. To 1225, the west of the Sarine located dominions were merged in the new rule Vuippens. In 1250, the Lords of Corbières went along with the counts of Gruyères under the suzerainty of the Savoy. At this time acquired Charmey and Jaun at the side lines of the Lords of Corbières a certain independence. During the 14th century, the rapid decline of the Lords of Corbières followed: the main line died out in 1363, during the sidelines of Charmey already extinct in 1361; only Jaun remained until the 16th century in the possession of a second branch line.

In 1375 Corbières coincided with the entire dominion of the House of Savoy. The market town then lost its extended rights, but was nevertheless exempt from the 1390 until then to Savoy amount of interest charges. Under the rule of the House of Savoy supremacy Corbières received the rank of a Kastlanei. By purchasing the territory in 1454 came to the county of Greyerz, and in 1475 a castle legal contract with Freiburg was completed. Due to its financial difficulties had to sell the reign Corbières 1553 at Freiburg Graf Michael von Greyerz. This established the Bailiwick of Corbières, which until 1798 had stock. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) Corbières was during the Helvetic Republic capital of the sub-prefecture of the same name, which was raised in 1803 in the status of a district. 1848, the entire district Corbières was incorporated in the district of Gruyère and Corbières lost its status as county seat.

Attractions

Of the former two castles, which were located in the municipality of Corbières, today is still a get. This castle was rebuilt in 1560 on the site of earlier building of 1250 and was the residence of the set of Freiburg bailiff of Corbières. It was remodeled in 1750 and has a relatively low surrounding wall and a large Bernese roof. The church was built in the 17th century and restored in 1951. Corbières separated in 1631 from the parish of Hauteville.