Bois-d'Amont, Switzerland explained
| Subject Name: | Bois-d'Amont |
| Municipality Type: | Municipality |
| Canton: | Fribourg |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-FR |
| Coordinates: | 46.75°N 14°W |
| Postal Code: | 1731, 1732, 1724 |
| Municipality Code: | 2238 |
| Area: | 12.24 |
| Population: | 2273 |
| Populationof: | December 2019 |
| Popofyear: | 2019 |
| Mayor Title: | Syndic |
Bois-d'Amont (in French pronounced as /bwɑ damɔ̃/) 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.[1]
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:[2] Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)ImageSize = width:1100 height:500PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160AlignBars = justifyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:2000TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = justifyScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:500 start:0ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:50 start:0Colors= id:AR value:yellowgreen legend:Arconciel id:EP value:green legend:Ependes id:SE value:blue legend:SenèdesPlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:285 text:"285" color:AR bar:1860 from: 0 till:297 text:"297" color:AR bar:1870 from: 0 till:327 text:"327" color:AR bar:1880 from: 0 till:308 text:"308" color:AR bar:1888 from: 0 till:316 text:"316" color:AR bar:1900 from: 0 till:392 text:"392" color:AR bar:1910 from: 0 till:427 text:"427" color:AR bar:1920 from: 0 till:417 text:"417" color:AR bar:1930 from: 0 till:423 text:"423" color:AR bar:1941 from: 0 till:412 text:"412" color:AR bar:1950 from: 0 till:378 text:"378" color:AR bar:1960 from: 0 till:332 text:"332" color:AR bar:1970 from: 0 till:326 text:"326" color:AR bar:1980 from: 0 till:399 text:"399" color:AR bar:1990 from: 0 till:553 text:"553" color:AR bar:2000 from: 0 till:656 text:"656" color:AR bar:2010 from: 0 till:765 text:"765" color:AR bar:1850 from: 285 till:753 text:"468" color:EP bar:1860 from: 297 till:772 text:"475" color:EP bar:1870 from: 327 till:810 text:"483" color:EP bar:1880 from: 308 till:805 text:"497" color:EP bar:1888 from: 316 till:823 text:"507" color:EP bar:1900 from: 392 till:998 text:"606" color:EP bar:1910 from: 427 till:1028 text:"601" color:EP bar:1920 from: 417 till:961 text:"544" color:EP bar:1930 from: 423 till:908 text:"485" color:EP bar:1941 from: 412 till:962 text:"550" color:EP bar:1950 from: 378 till:927 text:"549" color:EP bar:1960 from: 332 till:811 text:"479" color:EP bar:1970 from: 326 till:819 text:"493" color:EP bar:1980 from: 399 till:1187 text:"788" color:EP bar:1990 from: 553 till:1464 text:"911" color:EP bar:2000 from: 656 till:1690 text:"1034" color:EP bar:2010 from: 765 till:1790 text:"1025" color:EP bar:1850 from: 753 till:814 text:"61" color:SE bar:1860 from: 772 till:840 text:"68" color:SE bar:1870 from: 810 till:875 text:"65" color:SE bar:1880 from: 805 till:873 text:"68" color:SE bar:1888 from: 823 till:905 text:"82" color:SE bar:1900 from: 998 till:1100 text:"102" color:SE bar:1910 from: 1028 till:1119 text:"91" color:SE bar:1920 from: 961 till:1034 text:"73" color:SE bar:1930 from: 908 till:986 text:"78" color:SE bar:1941 from: 962 till:1043 text:"81" color:SE bar:1950 from: 927 till:1007 text:"80" color:SE bar:1960 from: 811 till:867 text:"56" color:SE bar:1970 from: 819 till:882 text:"63" color:SE bar:1980 from: 1187 till:1278 text:"91" color:SE bar:1990 from: 1464 till:1573 text:"109" color:SE bar:2000 from: 1690 till:1799 text:"109" color:SE bar:2010 from: 1790 till:1913 text:"123" color:SE
Heritage sites of national significance
The Farm House at La Souche 1, the mesolithic shelter at La Souche and the medieval village at Vers-le-Château are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden . 2021 . bfs.admin.ch . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . 4 January 2021.
- https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/default.aspx?px_language=de Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000
- Web site: Kantonsliste A-Objekte . 2009 . KGS Inventar . Federal Office of Civil Protection . German . 25 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html . 28 June 2010 . dmy .
