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Arconciel
Arconciel (; , locally ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont. History Arconciel is first mentioned in 1082 as ''castrum Arconciacum''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Ergenzach'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Arconciel had an area, , of . Of this area, or 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois-d'Amont, Switzerland
Bois-d'Amont () is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont. History Arconciel Arconciel is first mentioned in 1082 as ''castrum Arconciacum''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Ergenzach'', however, that name is no longer used. Épendes Épendes is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Spindes''. Senèdes Senèdes is first mentioned in 1233 as ''Senaide''. Geography After the merger, Bois-d'Amont has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of . Demographics The new municipality has a population () of . Historic population The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senèdes
Senèdes (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Arconciel, Ependes and Senèdes merged to form the new municipality of Bois-d'Amont. History Senèdes is first mentioned in 1233 as ''Senaide''. Geography Senèdes had an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. Out of the fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Épendes, Fribourg
Épendes (; frp, Ependes, locally ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its former German name was ''Spinz''. In 1977, the former municipality of Sales merged into Épendes.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz . Retrieved 4 April 2011. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of , Ependes and merged to form the new municipality of |
Sarine (district)
Sarine District (french: District de la Sarine ; frp, District de la Sarena ; german: Saanebezirk) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is largely French-speaking, with a German-speaking minority. Its territory is drained by the Sarine river (which gives it its name), and by its tributary, the Glâne. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities The district consists of the following twenty-six municipalities, including the cantonal capital Fribourg: Demographics Sarine has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (64,341 or 75.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (12,373 or 14.5%) and Italian is the third (2,008 or 2.3%). There are 80 people who speak Romansh. , the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The population was made up of 35,822 Swiss men (36.8% of the population) and 12,361 (12.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 38,411 Swiss women (39.5%) and 10,736 (11.0%) non-Swiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hauterive, Fribourg
Hauterive (; frp, Hôtariva) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (canton), Fribourg in Switzerland. It was created from the union in 2001Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 19 July 2011 of the villages of Posieux (; frp, Posiôls, links=no ) and Ecuvillens (; frp, Ecuvilyens, links=no ). History 
Its Cistercians, Cistercian Abbey of Hauterive, abbey was founded in 1138, closing ...
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Marly, Switzerland
Marly (; frp, Marli ) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is ''Mertenlach'', but this is no longer common, although still in regional use. It was formed through the 1970 merger of Marly-le-Grand and Marly-le-Petit and the 1976 addition of the former municipality of Chésalles.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 History Marly is first mentioned in 1055 as ''in marlensi''.Geography  [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossens, Fribourg
Rossens (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 it merged with Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz to form the new municipality of Gibloux. History Rossens is first mentioned in 1162 as ''Rossens''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Rossing'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Rossens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treyvaux
Treyvaux (; frp, Trèvâlx ) is a municipality and a village in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. History Treyvaux is first mentioned around 1163-66 as ''Tribus Vallibus'' ("Of Three Valleys"). Over the time it was known under numerous variations of the Latin name: Tresvaux, Trevaux, Tresvals, Trevauz, Trevoul, Treyvaul, Treyvas, Trevas, Trefels. Geography Treyvaux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpataux-Magnedens
Corpataux-Magnedens is a former municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. The francophone municipality was formed 1 January 1999, from the union of Corpataux (; frp, Corpathâlx ) and Magnedens (, ).Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2016 it merged with , Le Glèbe, Rossens and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Swiss Federal Election
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011. All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States. Voter turnout was 49.1%, compared to 48.9% in 2007. National Council At the last election, in 2007, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the highest share of the vote ever recorded for a single party in Switzerland, with 29% of the vote. Soon after, a moderate faction split from the SVP, forming the Conservative Democratic Party (BDP). In the 2011 election, the two neophyte parties BDP and Green Liberal Party (GLP) were successful, each receiving 5.4% of the popular vote. Both the GLP and the BDP have gained the required five seats to form their own parliamentary groups, suggesting a split of the centrist CVP/EVP/glp group. All other major parties lost votes, the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for the first time since the 1987 elections. With 26.6% of the popular vote, the SVP is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
