Épendes, Fribourg

Petit Ependes

Ependes (? Freiburg Patois Epindè / i ) is a municipality in the District de la Sarine ( German: Sarine district) of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The former German place name Spinz is no longer used today.

Geography

Ependes lies 750 m above sea level. Level, 6 km south of the capital of the canton of Fribourg (air line). The village stretches a scenic location on a ridge on the northern slope of the Bois d' amont, east of the Sarine trench in the pre-Alpine hills, in Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​5.6 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the higher Freiburg Central Plateau near the northern edge of the Alps. The area is by the Ruisseau de Copy with its two spring-fed streams north to Ärgera (French: Gérine ) drained. The communal land extends from the southern side of the valley of the Ärgera with the Forest Heights Bois de Monteynan and Vers le Bois ( 739 m above sea level. M. ) southward over a small plateau and the gently rising slope of Ependes up on the hill Bois d' amont, on the 863 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is achieved, and in the valley of Senèdes. From the municipality surface 1997 9 % came from settlements, 23 % of forest and woody plants and 68 % to agriculture.

To Ependes the village include Sales (711 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau northeast of the village, the hamlet of Petit Ependes ( 679 m above sea level. M. ) also on the plateau as well as numerous individual farms. Neighboring communities of Ependes are Marly, Villarsel -sur- Marly, Le Mouret, Ferpicloz, Senèdes and Arconciel.

Population

With 1095 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Ependes belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 87.7 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 9.3 % and 0.5 % speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Ependes amounted in 1900 to 606 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population increased to 1960 by over 20 % to 479 persons. Since then, a significant population growth was again associated with a doubling of the population recorded within 40 years.

Economy

Ependes was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. When there used to copy a mill. Even today, the farming, fruit growing, dairy farming and livestock have an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available, including establishments of metal construction and window fabrication. Since 1977 Ependes has an observatory. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region of Freiburg.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Corpataux to Marly. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that leads from Freiburg to Treyvaux, Ependes is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The territory of Ependes was settled very early, which could be detected by the remains of foundations of a Roman estate. Here numerous found objects were excavated from the time of the 1st century AD.

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1142 under the name Spindis. Later, the names Espindes ( 1163 ), Ispindes appeared Espinnes ( 1174 ), Espindis ( 1180), Pindes ( 1198 ), locker ( 1251 ), Espines, Espignes ( 1354 ) and spins ( 1356). The place name is derived from the Latin word spinas ( thistle ).

Ependes made ​​since the Middle Ages its own little rule, which was under the feudal lords of Arconciel. After the extinction of the noble family of Ependes there have been numerous changes of ownership. The Abbey Hauterive had rich land in the municipality. No later than 1442 Ependes came under the rule of Freiburg and the Old Landscape ( Burgpanner ) has been assigned. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) belonged to the village during the Helvetic the district of La Roche and from 1803 to the district of Freiburg, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the Sarine district. On 1 January 1977, until then independent municipality Sales was incorporated into Ependes.

Attractions

Since 1417 the church of Saint - Etienne is mentioned, which was extensively restored in the 17th century and 1933, burned down. The new building is from 1935. Ependes In the field there are several estates, including the castle de Lanther, the manor d' Odet and the manor game, all from the 17th century.