Morlon

Morlon ( Freiburg Patois Morlon? / I ) is a municipality in the canton of Fribourg Greyerzbezirk in Switzerland. The former German name Morlung is no longer used today.

Geography

Morlon is on 751 m above sea level. M., 2.5 km east-northeast of the district main town cop (air line). The village street line extends on a ridge to a scenic location around 80 m above the western shore of Lake Gruyère, in the Gruyère region at the northern foot of the Alps.

The area of ​​2.5 km ² large municipality area ( with the lake area 4.2 km ²) comprises a portion of the basin of Bulle in the Fribourg foothills of the Alps. In the east Morlon has a large share of the southern section of the Gruyère lake; the area extends to the confluence of the Sarine (French: Sarine ). From the shores of the peninsula Laviaux the communal land extends westward across the terrace of Morlon to the level of Vaucens, on 831 m above sea level. M. the highest point of the municipality is reached. In the south, the area extends into the Talniederung a springing in the forest Bois de Bouleyres creek. From the municipality surface 1997 8 % were settlements, 14% forest and shrubs, 75 % to agriculture and less than 3% was unproductive land.

To Morlon include new housing estates on the western edge of the village as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Morlon are bull, Echarlens, Botterens and Broc.

Population

With 588 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Morlon one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 93.3% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.9 % and 1.0 % in English (as of 2000). The population of Morlon amounted in 1850 to 278 residents in 1900 to 295 inhabitants. After that, the population rose to 1920 on 401 inhabitants of, and then to 1970 to decrease by 25% to 301 persons. Since then, rapid population growth was recorded.

Economy

Morlon was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by agriculture village. Even today, animal husbandry and dairy farming, and to a lesser extent agriculture an important role in the economic structure of the population. More jobs are available in the local small businesses and especially in the service sector. In recent decades, the village has developed thanks to its attractive location and into a residential community. Most workers are therefore commuters who Bulle and Fribourg work in the regions.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares, yet is within easy reach of bull. The nearest links to the A12, which is open since 1981 from Bern to Vevey throughout, is located about 5 km from the center. By Bus Transports Publics Fribourgeois, which runs from Bulle to Morlon, the village is connected to the public transport network.

History

The territory of Morlon was settled very early. Under a regular hill at the edge of the forest of Vaucens a prince grave is suspected from the Hallstatt period. The first written mention of the village took place in 995 under the name Molas subteriores. Later, the names Mollon ( 1038 ), Mollun ( 1264 ) published, and the present name has been handed down since 1500.

Part of the village came in 1038 through a barter to the Abbey of Saint -Maurice. Also the Premonstratensian Humilimont had land in Morlon. Since the early 13th century Morlon was part of the county of Greyerz. At the beginning of the 14th century reached the village on the dominion Vuippens and later to the rule Everdes. In 1475 it came up with this at Freiburg and was from 1553 to 1798 for the Bailiwick Vuippens - Everdes. After the collapse of the ancien régime Morlon belonged during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to 1848 to the then district bull before it was incorporated in the district of Gruyère. The village was particularly during the 19th century several times by severe fires affected pulled (1845, 1891 and 1900).

Attractions

At the northeastern edge of the village is the church of Saint- ridge, which was originally built in the 15th century and later renovated several times. In the old town and some characteristic farmhouses from the 19th century are preserved.