Font, Switzerland

Font was until 31 December 2011, a municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Geography

Font is at 462 m above sea level. M., 2.5 km southwest of the district town Estavayer -le- Lac (air line). The village is located on a terrace on both sides of the village Bach on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, at the foot of the south adjacent Molassehöhen, in the north-western Fribourg plateau.

The area of ​​2.5 km ² large municipality area includes a section on the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel ( 2 km lake shore line). In the area of the Font Lake has a flat up to 400 m wide riparian buffer strips, which is passed with the exception of the area below the village of a reed and swamp forest belt. These zones are part of the nature reserve of Grande Caricaie. To the south of the municipality of soil on the terrace of the font extends to the subsequent Molassehöhe, at the edge of 591 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the font is achieved. In the eastern part of the municipality, the area on the plateau of Montilly ranges southward and in a very narrow strip (some 50 meters wide) to the brook Bainoz in the catchment area of the Broye and also includes the forest Chèvrefu. From the municipality surface 1997 10 % came from settlements, 30 % of forest and shrubs, 54% to agriculture and a little less than 6 % was unproductive land ( reeds ).

For Font includes the hamlets of verse - l'Eglise ( 481 m above sea level. M. ) on a projection on the northern slope of the Molassehöhen above Lake Neuchâtel, Mussillens ( 523 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Bainoz as well as some individual farms.

Population

With 356 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011) Font belonged to the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 94.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.9 % and 0.4 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Font amounted in 1850 to 233 residents in 1900 to 206 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range of 200 to 240 inhabitants. Only since 1980 (192 inhabitants) a significant population growth was recorded.

Economy

Font was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. In the 18th century chestnut trees were cultivated here. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important place in the economic structure of the population. West of the village there is the castle hill is a small wine region. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In recent decades, Font has developed thanks to its attractive location also become a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Estavayer -le- Lac and the regions of Payerne and Yverdon- les- Bains. Near the shore of Lake Neuchatel, there are some holiday and weekend houses.

Traffic

The community is conveniently comparatively quite well developed. It lies on the main road from Yverdon- les- Bains to Estavayer -le- Lac. The nearest links to the A1 motorway (Lausanne -Bern ), which was opened in 2001 and crosses the southern municipality, located about 5 km from the center. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois, which runs from Estavayer -le- Lac to Châbles, Font is connected to the public transport network. Through the municipality runs since 1878 the railway line from Yverdon to Payerne, but does not stop at Font.

History

Font can look back on a long history of settlement. Even during the Neolithic and the Bronze Age the lake shore was inhabited. Also from the Roman era tracks were discovered, including Roman coins.

The first written mention of the village was in 1011, when King Rudolf III. of Burgundy Castle Font gave his wife Irmengarde. 1228 appeared the name Fons. The place name is derived from the Latin word fons (source). In the course of the 11th century, after the disintegration of the Burgundian kingdom, to font developed to be a rule, the first of the men Glane, Gruyeres -Montsalvens and Blonay under stood before 1267 under the suzerainty of Peter II of Savoy came and fell into the dependence of the Lords of Estavayer. At the beginning of the 14th century a branch of the lords of Font split off, then on the Font La Molière was called and the Castle of La Molière resided ( at Murist ).

In 1475 the castle was destroyed by the Confederates during the Burgundian Wars. Font came out under the rule of Freiburg. 1520 was summarized together with the neighboring villages Châbles and Châtillon in Fribourg's bailiwick font to the 1536 and La Molière and finally in 1608 Vuissens met with. The bailiff appointed by Freiburg officiated until 1608 the castle font, after his office was moved to Vuissens.

After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one font during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district Estavayer before it was incorporated in 1848 in the newly created District Broye. Until 1801 Font formed together with Châbles Châtillon and a large parish; only after the goods community were separated.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint- Sulpice was built around 1560, during the present tower was built in 1823. The church has a rich collection of reliquaries. From the former, in 1475 destroyed castle Font is apart from some remains of walls nothing left. In addition, the new castle was built in the 16th century, in which resided the bailiffs. In other font has a wayside cross from the 14th century with a remarkable relief representation. In the plain near the lake is the Pierre de marriage, a foundling who is supposed to cure infertility.

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