Delley-Portalban

Delley- is a municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2005 by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Delley Alban ( Freiburg Patois Pouraban / i;? Ger earlier Portelbank ).

• 4.1 prehistory
• 4.2 history

Geography

Delley- located 10 km north of Payerne ( straight line ). Port Alban extends on the southeast shore of Lake Neuchâtel, opposite the city of Neuchâtel, by the stream Ruisseau de la Contentenette while Delley is located on the adjacent broad ridge between the lake and the Broyeebene, in the north-western Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​7.2 km ² large municipality area includes a section on the southeast shore of Lake Neuchâtel (around 2.5 km Lakeshore line). In the area of Delley- the lake has a flat up to 700 m wide riparian buffer strips, which is passed with the exception of the site at Port Alban from a reed and swamp forest belt (Les Greves ). From the flat edge of the bank, the communal land extends to the southeast over a 40 m high steep slope on the Molassehöhenrücken whose average plateau at 500 m above sea level. M. lies. In this plateau the three valleys are incised erosion in the catchment area of the Ruisseau de la Contentenette which opens at Port Alban in Neuchâtel. Its highest point reaches the municipal area in the south at 525 m above sea level. M. on the corridor Sur le Mont From the municipality surface 1997 accounted for 10% of settlements, 14% forest and shrubs, 65 % to agriculture and about 11% was unproductive land ( reeds ).

Delley- consists of the two villages Delley ( 497 m above sea level. M. ) and port Alban, the latter in the districts of Port Alban- lingerie (435 m above sea level. M. ) on the flat riparian strips and Port Alban- Dessus ( 475 m above sea level. M. ) is divided on the high plateau. Before the merger, the municipal boundary between Delley Alban ran along the Ruisseau de la Contentenette and separated port Alban lingerie in a port belonging to Alban left part of the stream and one belonging to Delley part right of the stream. Furthermore, the hamlet Farvageux (502 m above sea level. M. ) belong to the plateau on the southern outskirts of Delley and some isolated farms to the community. Neighboring communities of Delley- are Gletterens, Vallon and Saint- Aubin in the Canton of Fribourg and Vully -les -Lacs in the canton of Vaud.

Population

With 971 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Delley- one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 85.3 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking and 12.2 % 1.6 % speak Albanian (as of 2000). The population of Delley- amounted in 1900 to 493 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated always in the range 450-540 inhabitants. Only since 1980 (450 inhabitants) a significant population growth was recorded.

Economy

Delley- was up in the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit-growing and livestock have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, Delley- developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions of Payerne and Estavayer -le- Lac.

Tourism

Since the 1970s, Delley- has made efforts to boost tourism. In the shallow zone near the lake numerous holiday and weekend houses were built, and there are a camping, sports and leisure facilities and a large marina.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares, yet is within easy reach of Avenches and Payerne. The nearest links to the A1 motorway (Lausanne -Bern ), which opened in 1997, is located approximately 6 km from the town center. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that (partly to Gletterens ) runs from Domdidier to Port Alban, the two villages are connected to the public transport network. Port Alban also has the passenger ship on Lake Neuchâtel Neuchâtel with a direct connection and with other Seeanstössergemeinden.

History

Prehistory

The lake shore in Delley- was settled very early, which was confirmed by the findings of traces of settlements from the Neolithic period. The 2011 archaeological investigation was carried out of the station 11 provided in Delley- finds from the Neolithic period swiss. Among others, a Radfragment maple came to light, which was relatively well preserved due to its partial carbonization. The diameter of the wheel is are approximately 55 cm. Esch strips connected the segments of the two-piece wheel, which probably belonged to one triangle car as it was reconstructed in the adjacent open-air museum " Village Lacustre Gletterens ". The age determination by 14C measurements and dendrochronology allows BC to date the fragment at about 2800 in the final stages of Lüsslingen culture.

More two-piece wheels, probably added from Switzerland finds the Corded Ware and the " Auvernier corde ", are younger than the fragment of Delley-. Time- matching specimens from southern Germany and dated to about 2900 BC. The wheel of Delley- represents a " missing link" between the wheels of the wet soil settlements in southern Germany and Switzerland dar.

History

The first mention of Delley was 1342 under the name Deler. Port Alban was first mentioned in 1166 as Poraban and Porabant writing. Later, the names capella de Portubanni ( 1182 ) published, Portu Arbano ( 1330) and again Poraban (1668 ). This place name on the word back port (harbor) and the Latin personal name Alban.

From a fief of the Lausanne cathedral chapter a reign which included Delley, Port Alban and discontinued in the 16th century hamlet Agnens developed in the 13th century. The rule Delley came into the sphere of influence of the House of Savoy and went in the 14th century, after the Lords of Delley were impoverished, into the possession of the Lords of Estavayer. Later, the rule learned several changes of ownership.

After Bern 1536 had conquered the Vaud, Delley Alban came under the rule of Freiburg and the Bailiwick Estavayer were allocated, where they formed an exclave along with Vallon. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) were among the villages during the Helvetic Republic until 1803 Estavayer district, then the district Montagny and from 1831 to the district Dompierre before they were incorporated in 1848 in the District Broye.

As part of since 2000 sponsored by the Canton of Fribourg municipal mergers initially was a fusion of Delley, Port Alban and Gletterens for debate. While Gletterens opposed a merger and resigned from the project, voted the villagers of Delley Alban with a yes majority of about 90 % for fusion. This became legally effective as of January 1, 2005 and the new church was born with the name Delley-.

Attractions

The parish church of Delley was built in 1713. At the north of the village stands the castle Delley, which was built in the early 18th century and later modified several times. In the castle park stands the Chapel Saint- Antoine de Padoue, built in 1710 and has stained glass from the 18th century. In both villages, stately farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved.

Personalities

• Jacques Dedelley (1694-1757), theologian and philosopher