Ménières
Ménières
Ménières ( Freiburg Patois Menyire? / I ) is a municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Geography
Ménière's is located on 503 m above sea level. M., 6 km southwest of Payerne ( straight line ) in the Fribourgese exclave Estavayer -le- Lac. The scattered village extends slightly increased on the western edge of the Broyetals, both sides of the village Bach Ruisseau du Moulin (also called Ruisseau de Monteman ), on the eastern foot of Aumont, in the northwestern Fribourg plateau.
The area of 4.3 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the middle Broyetals. The eastern part of the municipality lies west of the Broye in an open, slightly undulating and drained from the village stream of Ménière's landscape. To the west of the municipality of soil to the adjacent Molassehügelland covers, covers the lower slopes of Aumont and achieved on the corridor Les Moilles at Sassel with 635 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Ménière's. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 15 % of forest and woody plants, 76 % in agriculture and somewhat less than 1% was unproductive land.
To Ménières include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Ménière's are Les Montets, Cugy and Fétigny in the Canton of Fribourg and Granges- près- Marnand and Sassel in the canton of Vaud.
Population
With 340 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Ménières one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 94.3% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 4.7 % and 0.3 % speak Italian ( as of 2000). The population of Ménières amounted in 1900 to 305 inhabitants. During the 20th century the population commuted to 1960 in a range of 280-300 people. After a sharp decline to 233 inhabitants ( 1980) was recorded before again began a population growth.
Economy
Ménières was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, agriculture (sugar beet, oilseed rape), the cultivation of tobacco, fruit growing and cattle breeding an important place in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are in small local manufacturing and services available. In Ménières there is a company in the construction industry and a mechanical workshop. North of the village is a large operated by the company Bersier SA gravel and sand pit. In recent decades, Ménières has also developed into a residential community. Most workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in the region Payerne.
Traffic
The community is located at the intersection of highways of Estavayer -le- Lac to Granges- près- Marnand and from Payerne to Combremont- le -Grand. By Postbus course, which runs from Payerne to Combremont -le- Petit, Ménières is connected to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1142 under the name Maineres. Later, the names Meinires, Meneriers and Mennieres ( 1228 ) and Mignières, Minuères, Meynère, Mesnières and Minières published. The place name is from Old French maine ( Country, City ) is derived.
Since the Middle Ages Ménières formed its own little rule, which was under the rule La Molière. After Bern 1536 had conquered the Vaud, Ménières came under the suzerainty of Freiburg and was assigned an exclave of the Bailiwick Surpierre. The village was repeatedly affected by severe epidemics of plague, which is why a hospital was established for lepers outside the resort. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) was one Ménières during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district Estavayer and in 1817 the district Surpierre before it was incorporated in 1848 in the District Broye.
Attractions
Sons and daughters of the town
- Marc Moret (1923-2006), Manager