Semsales

Semsales (? Freiburg Patois Chinthâlè / i ) is a municipality in the district Veveyse ( German: Vivisbachbezirk ) of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Geography

Semsales is located on 866 m above sea level. M., 10 km west-southwest of Bulle ( straight line ). The village is set on a small alluvial fan, the torrent Mortivue has accumulated over time on the western foot of the heights of Les Alpettes and Niremont, on the plateau of Haute- Veveyse north of Chatel -Saint -Denis, at the foot of the Fribourg Pre-Alps.

The area of ​​29.4 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the higher Freiburg Central Plateau and the adjacent Fribourg Alps. The westernmost part of the area occupied by the valley at the headwaters of the Broye. From the east adjacent pre-alpine heights of the flow Broye various mountain streams, including the Mortivue, the Ruisseau Vesenand and the Dâ ( forms the southern boundary of the municipality ) to. On the northern slope of Les Alpettes the headwaters of the Broye and Sionge are (tributary of the Sarine ).

The main part of the municipality make up the rounded hilltops of Les Alpettes ( 1,413 m above sea level. M. ) and Niremont ( 1'514 m above sea level. M. ). This consists of flysch heights have the hilltops and ridge area on extensive mountain pastures, while the slopes are mainly consisted of pine forests. To the east of these heights is the secluded upper part of the valley of the Trême ( the river forms the eastern boundary at long distances ), which is also densely forested. In a small corner of the communal land extends to the southeast in the headwaters of the Trême on Alp Tremetta on the western slopes of the limestone massif of the Moléson. Here are achieved the highest elevations of Semsales with Teysachaux ( 1,909 m above sea level. M. ) and the western peak of Moléson ( 1,939 m above sea level. M. ). From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 48 % of forest and shrubs, 47% to agriculture and slightly more than 2% was unproductive land.

To Semsales include the hamlet of La Rougève (812 m above sea level. M. ) scattered at the mouth of Dâ in the Broye and all over the area numerous farmsteads and Alphöfe. Neighboring communities of Semsales are Saint- Martin, La Verrerie Sâles, Vaulruz, Gruyeres, skin -Intyamon and Châtel -Saint- Denis in the canton of Fribourg and maracones in the canton of Vaud.

Population

With 1344 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Semsales belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the canton of Fribourg. Of the 93.8 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.9 % and 0.9 % speak Portuguese (as of 2000). The population of Semsales amounted in 1900 to 981 inhabitants. After the population had increased to 1920 to 1030 people, and 1960, a clear decrease of 20 % to 824 inhabitants was registered. Since then, a population increase was recorded again, which increased particularly since the 1980s.

Economy

Semsales was until the second half of the 20th century, mainly coined by farming village. Even today, animal husbandry and dairying have an important role in the economic structure of the population. The municipality owns extensive Alpine meadows for summer grazing of livestock.

Many other jobs are in the local retail industry and the services available, including companies in the wood processing, production of cheese, in Painters shops and fine mechanical workshops. In recent decades, Semsales has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work mainly in Châtel -Saint -Denis and the regions of Vevey- Montreux and bull.

Traffic

The community is conveniently moderately well developed. It lies on the old main road from Vevey to Bulle. The nearest links to the A12, which is open since 1981 from Bern to Vevey and throughout the municipal area traversed is located approximately 6 km from the town center.

On July 23, 1903, the railway line from Châtel -Saint- Denis to bull was taken with a station in Semsales and one stop at La Verrerie in operation. For the dispersion in public transport, the bus line that runs from Semsales to Oron -la -Ville and partly to ensure Mézières.

History

The first written mention of the village was carried out in 1157 under the name Sessales. Later, the names Setsales ( 1160 ), September Salis ( 1177 ), Satsales ( 1219 ), Sasales ( 1260 ) published, Septsales ( 1560) and Sempsales ( 1857). The place name is composed of the Latin word septem ( seven ) and the Germanic sala ( residence).

In the 12th century the canons founded by Great Saint Bernard in Semsales a priory. The settlement Semsales was devastated by a landslide in the 13th century and was then further expanded slightly to the southwest of the present site again.

After Bern had conquered the Vaud, Semsales came in 1537 under the rule of Freiburg and was initially assigned to the Bailiwick Rue. In 1581 it moved to the Bailiwick of Châtel -Saint- Denis. After the collapse of the ancien régime (1798 ) belonged to the village during the Helvetic Republic and the subsequent time to the then District Châtel -Saint -Denis, before it was incorporated in 1848 in the District Veveyse. In the 19th century Semsales experienced by the glassworks in neighboring La Verrerie a certain economic recovery. In 1830, however, many houses were destroyed in a fire. Effective on January 1, 1968, the previously autonomous community of La Rougève was incorporated into Semsales.

Attractions

The present parish church of Semsales was built in 1926 and includes significant works by Gino Severini and Alexandre Cingria. From the former village church, built in 1630, the bell tower is still preserved. In the old town are still in some characteristic Freiburg farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Pictures

Ancienne Eglise

Cuchaule ( saffron bread)

Désalpes ( Désalpe )