Grolley

Village center of Grolley with church

Grolley is a municipality in the District de la Sarine ( German: Sarine district) of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2000, the formerly independent municipality Corsalettes was incorporated into Grolley.

Geography

Grolley is located on 625 m above sea level. M., 8 km west-northwest of the capital of the canton of Fribourg (air line). The village is located on a small hill of Molasseplateaus the Freiburg Central Plateau, east of the little valley of the village of Chandon flowing brook. Grolley belongs to the agglomeration of Freiburg.

The area of ​​5.3 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the gently undulating Molasseplateaus between the Broyeebene in the northwest and the Sarine in the southeast. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Grolley, ü is at an average altitude of 610 m. M. lies. The only minor relief differences having plateau is from the village of Bach Grolley (La Morte ) drained to the north. North of the village of Bach has gradually created an erosion valley over time, which is mostly wooded and incised up to 50 m in the plateau. The western boundary of the municipality extends above the valley to Chandon sloping escarpment. To the south extends the communal land in the Forêt de l'Etat and reached here with 730 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Grolley. In the east, the limit is on the road from Freiburg to Avenches, and the area extends to the edge of the forest of the Bois du Fossé. From the municipality surface 1997 16 % came from settlements, 18% of forest and woody plants and 66% to agriculture.

To Grolley include the village Corsalettes ( 581 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern slope of the Nomont, the hamlet Guéravet (616 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau east of the Chandontals as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Grolley are Courtion, Belfaux, Autafond, Ponthaux and Léchelles.

Population

With 1858 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Grolley belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 90.0 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 6.2 % and 1.2 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Grolley amounted in 1850 to 431 residents in 1900 to 461 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range of 490-570 inhabitants. Since 1970 (579 inhabitants), a striking population growth was associated with almost a tripling of the population recorded in 30 years.

Economy

Grolley was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Today, farming, fruit growing, dairy farming and livestock have only a minor role in the occupational structure of the population.

Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available. Since the 1970s, an industrial and commercial zone has developed in Grolley. Today, companies in the construction industry, the body shop, the electrical industry and precision engineering workshops are represented in the community. Since 1970, the Swiss Army, where it maintains a fleet of troop accommodation. South of the railway line is also located an oil tank farm. In recent decades, the village has developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region of Freiburg.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. It lies on the main road from Freiburg to Payerne. The nearest links to the motorway A12 ( Bern -Vevey ) is located approximately 6 km from the town center. On August 25, 1876, the railway line from Freiburg to Payerne was taken with a station in Grolley in operation.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1137 under the name Groslerio. Later, the names Gros Jewellers (1138), Grolerio ( 1148 ) and Groslero ( 1175 ) published. The etymology of the place name is not clear. Grolley could from the patois - term grudge ( Jackdaw ) have been derived.

In the Middle Ages Grolley formed among the nobles of Grolley own little rule. By buying the village came in 1442 under the rule of Freiburg and the Old Landscape ( Spitalpanner ) has been assigned. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one Grolley during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district of Freiburg, before it was incorporated in 1848 with the new cantonal constitution in the Sarine district.

After the opening of the railway from Freiburg to Payerne developed to the west of the village railway station gradually became a settlement. During the 20th century, the focus of settlement Grolley increasingly shifted to Bahnhofsiedlung while around the old village center only a few new houses were built. An economic boom experienced the village in the 1970s after the establishment of the Army fleet and the barracks.

With effect from 1 January 2000, the previously independent Corsalettes was incorporated into Grolley. The merger Grolley received a new coat of arms.

Attractions

Since 1354 a chapel is attested in Grolley, which was built in 1760 after a fire in 1802 and a parish church. Its present form was the church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste in the new construction of 1910. In the village, a stately mansion located in 1749, also called Château du village. Just east of the castle is Grolley Rosières, which goes back to an originally dating from the 12th century building, which was surrounded by a moat. At the site of the old castle, the present castle was built in Rosières early 19th century.

Interior of the church

Patrician house Château du village (village lock)

School

Station District