Le Châtelard, Fribourg

Châtelard

Châtelard ( Freiburg Patois Tsathèlâ? / I ) is a municipality in the district of the canton of Fribourg Glane in Switzerland.

Geography

Châtelard is 903 m above sea level. M., 5 km east-southeast of the district main town Romont (air line). The farming village extends a scenic location on a ridge on the western slopes of Mont Marly, north of the valley of Mausson, Freiburg in the higher Plateau.

The area of ​​7.5 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehügellandes in Fribourg plateau. The entire area is on the western slope of Marly. The southern border is the cut in an erosion valley creek Mausson (right side of the creek Neirigue ). Also the high basin of Le Pontet in the southeast is drained by the Mausson. To the south of the municipality of soil on the forest height Derbali ( 1'072 m above sea level. M. ) extends to the edge of the marshland Les Gurles. In the far east is at the height above the Côtes à Richard with 1,130 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Châtelard achieved. In the north of the municipal area extends into the catchment area of the stream Glèbe. From the municipality surface 1997 2 % came from settlements, 27 % of forest and woody plants and 71% to agriculture.

At Le Châtelard west include the hamlets of Le Planet ( 846 m above sea level. M. ) below the village and Planafaye (930 m above sea level. M. ) of forest La Joux and some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Le Châtelard are Villorsonnens, Soren, Marsens, Grangettes and Massonnens.

Population

With 372 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Le Châtelard is one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 97.9 % inhabitants are French-speaking, 1.2 % and 0.6 % speak German portugiesischsprachig (as of 2000). The population of Le Châtelard amounted in 1850 to 427 residents in 1900 to 442 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population decreased gradually; since about 1980, it remains at a constant level.

Economy

Châtelard was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by agriculture village. Even today, the dairy industry, animal husbandry and forestry have an important place in the economic 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 also become a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the regions Romont and Freiburg.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a road from Grangettes on the amount of Marly by Soren. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois that between Bulle and Romont, Le Châtelard is connected to the network of public transport.

History

The municipality of Le Châtelard was inhabited in Roman times. During the High Middle Ages, there was probably a fortified castle here place whereon the name of the village suggests. Earlier forms of the name were Chastelard and Chattelard ( Latinized also Castellarium supra). The early history is largely in the dark.

During the 13th century, Le Châtelard belonged to the county of Greyerz, before it came to the House of Savoy in 1273. 1449 reached the village to the Lords of Montagny and in 1564 was sold to Freiburg. This shared Châtelard the Bailiwick Romont. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) belonged to the village during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district Romont and was incorporated in 1848 in the District Glane.

As part of the Canton funded since 2000 municipal mergers, should Châtelard, Grangettes and Massonnens be merged. After the inhabitants of Massonnens rejected a merger in April 2005, the project was provisionally placed on ice.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Bernard -de -menthone was built in 1846. Since 1840 Le Châtelard forms a separate parish, previously it was part of the parish Grangettes. In some local characteristic farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.