Crésuz

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

Geography

Crésuz is located on 909 m above sea level. M., 6.5 km east of the district main town cop (air line). This former farm extends on the southern slopes of Mont BiFe on a terrace above the artificial lake Lac de Montsalvens, in the wide valley of Charmey in the Fribourg Pre-Alps.

The area of ​​1.8 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the pre-alpine area in the southern part of the canton of Fribourg. The former course of the River Jaunbach (French: Jogne ) in the area of the reservoir Lake Montsalvens forms the southern boundary of the area. In the east the boundary follows along the creek achievements Javro, which was also dammed in its lowermost part by the Lake Montsalvens to a narrow standing water. From the lake shore, the community ground the slope extends to the northwest up on the terrace of Crésuz and the forest Tremblex up to the alpine meadows Petits Monts and Gros Monts. Above Gros Monts is with 1'396 meters above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Crésuz. The Springing here creek that flows into the Lac de Montsalvens, forms the western boundary. From the municipality surface 1997 18 % came from settlements, 34 % of forest and woody plants, 39% in agriculture and somewhat less than 9 % was unproductive land.

To Crésuz include cottage settlements above the village as well as some individual farms and alpine huts. Neighboring communities of Crésuz are Broc, Châtel- sur -Montsalvens and Val -de- Charmey.

Population

With 301 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Crésuz is one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 77.3 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking and 18.3 % 1.8 % portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Crésuz amounted in 1850 to 111 residents in 1900 to 127 inhabitants. After peaking around 1920 (177 inhabitants, many residents worked in the chocolate factory Cailler in Broc ) the population increased by strong migration to 1970 by almost 40 % to 108 persons. Especially during the 1980s, a rapid population increase ( doubling of the population ) was recorded again.

Economy

Crésuz was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, the livestock and dairy industry have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the regions Bulle and Fribourg. Through the construction of numerous apartments Crésuz experienced as a neighboring town of Charmey since the 1960s, a tourist boom.

Traffic

The community is conveniently technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Bulle over the Jaun Pass by Gstaad. By bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that travel from Bulle to Freiburg via Gstaad and La Roche to Jaun, Crésuz is connected to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1301 under the name CRESU and Crisu. The origin of the place name is not clear. Crésuz is either from the Latin word croceolus ( small lamp ) or cressa ( elevation, hills ) derived. Since the Middle Ages Crésuz was under the Lords of Corbières and belonged to the co-regency Charmey.

Together with the rule Corbières reached the village in 1454 was sold to the county of Greyerz. The financial difficulties of Count Michael von Greyerz led in 1553 to sell the reign Corbières at Freiburg, which established the Bailiwick of Corbières. In 1667, numerous houses a fire fell victim. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one Crésuz during the Helvetic Republic to the district of Gruyère and from 1803 to Charmey district before it was 1815 again incorporated in the district of Gruyère.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -François Crésuz was consecrated in 1647, but burned down 20 years later, the village fire. In 1670 the church was rebuilt. In the center characteristic groups of houses are from the 18th century.