Montborget

Montborget ( Freiburg Patois Monbordzè? / I ) is a village and formerly independent municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 1981 Montborget was incorporated into Murist.

Geography

Montborget situated 650 meters above sea level. M., 7.5 km southwest of the district town Estavayer -le- Lac (air line). The village is located in a depression in the valley of Bainoz (left side of the creek Petite Glane ), in Molassehügelland between Lake Neuchâtel and the middle Broyetal, in the north-western Fribourg plateau. The former municipality area was around 1.3 km ². The area stretched from the stream of Bainoz northward over the trough of Montborget to the level La Frête ( 687 m above sea level. M. ).

Population

With about 100 inhabitants ( 1980) Montborget counted prior to the merger to the small municipalities of the canton of Fribourg. To Montborget belonged to the hamlet Fontanalla (607 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Bainoz as well as some individual farms.

Economy

Montborget still lives by agriculture, especially from agriculture and the dairy industry.

Traffic

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, the main access is from Estavayer -le- Lac by the Bainoztal. Montborget has no connection to the public transport network.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1314 under the name Mauborget. Since the Middle Ages belonged to the rule Montborget La Molière. After Bern 1536 had conquered the Vaud countryside, the village came under the rule of Freiburg and the Bailiwick font has been allocated. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) Montborget belonged during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the district Estavayer before it was incorporated in 1848 in the District Broye. With effect on 1 January 1981 Montborget was incorporated into Murist.