Russy, Switzerland
Russy ( Freiburg Patois Ruchi? / I ) is a municipality in the district Broye the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Geography
Russy is located at 550 m above sea level. M., 5.5 km east-northeast of Payerne (air line). The small village extends a scenic location on a terrace on the western slope of the Grand Belmont, about 100 m above the Broyeebene, in the north-western Fribourg plateau.
The area of 3.7 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Molassehügellandes in Fribourg plateau. The municipality extends from the bottom of the little valley Ruisseau de la Baume to the southeast over the gently inclined slope and the terrace of Russy to the adjacent forest height with Petit Belmont ( 588 m above sea level. M. ), La Côte ( 634 m above sea level. M. ) and Grand Belmont, on the 658 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Russy is. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 35 % of forest and woody plants and 62% to agriculture.
To Russy include some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Russy are Dompierre, Domdidier, Léchelles and Montagny in the Canton of Fribourg and Corcelles- près -Payerne in the canton of Vaud.
Population
With 211 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Russy is one of the small communities of the Canton of Fribourg. Of the 98.0% inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 1.5% and 0.5 % speak Polish (as of 2000). The population of Russy amounted in 1900 to 228 inhabitants. During the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range between 200 and 230 inhabitants. After 1960, a significant decrease in the population at 134 inhabitants (1980 ) was registered. Since then, a slight population growth was recorded again.
Economy
Russy was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, the farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding have an important place in the economic structure of the population. Some other jobs are in the local retail industry and the 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 of Payerne and Freiburg.
Traffic
The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a link road from Dompierre after Léchelles. Russy has no inherent connection to the public transport network.
History
The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1228 under the name Rusie and Russi. Later, the spellings Russie ( 1267 ), Russye ( 1272 ) and Russy ( 1578) appeared.
Since medieval Russy was part of the rule Montagny. With this, the village in 1478 came under the suzerainty of Freiburg and the Bailiwick Montagny has been assigned. In 1592, many houses fell victim to a fire. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime (1798 ) belonged Russy during the Helvetic Republic until 1803 ) to the district of Avenches, then to the district Montagny and in 1831 to the newly created district Dompierre before it was incorporated in 1848 in the District Broye. Russy has a small chapel; it belongs to the parish of Dompierre.