Bas-Intyamon
Origin of the name Bas-Intyamon
Bas-Intyamon names the lower part of the Intyamon valley, downstream of Haut-Intyamon, created two years earlier. Article 2 of the decree states that « la commune nouvellement constituée porte le nom de Bas-Intyamon » (the newly formed municipality is named Bas-Intyamon).[1]
Founding of Bas-Intyamon
Enney, Estavannens and Villars-sous-Mont form Bas-Intyamon, with 940 inhabitants (legal population on 31 December 2001) over 33.27 km². The project first included Grandvillard, whose assembly rejected it on 5 June 2003. The other three municipalities took it up again at once, adopted it on 11 September 2003, and the Grand Council ratified it by decree on 6 November 2003. The merger took effect on 1 January 2004, with state aid of 461'283 francs. The arms show, on a red field, a silver crane with raised wings passing over a silver mount of three peaks, between two silver swords hilted in gold.[1][2][3]
History of Bas-Intyamon
2000. On 2 February, the councils of the eight municipalities of the Intyamon held a first information session. In May, a survey gave 56 % for two mergers of four municipalities each.[1]
2001. On 26 June, Albeuve, Lessoc, Montbovon and Neirivue decided to merge on 1 January 2002 under the name Haut-Intyamon.[1]
2003. Meeting on 5 June, the municipal assembly of Grandvillard rejected the four-way merger. Enney, Estavannens and Villars-sous-Mont resumed negotiations as three.[1]
2003. A first draft agreement was submitted on 1 July and the final draft on 18 August. Citizens were briefed on 27 August.[1]
2003. On 11 September, the three assemblies accepted the agreement: 100 yes to 23 no in Enney, 103 to 0 in Estavannens and 38 to 0 in Villars-sous-Mont.[1][2]
2003. On 30 September, the Council of State sent its message and the draft decree to the Grand Council.[1]
2003. The Grand Council adopted the merger decree on 6 November.[3][2][4]
2004. On 1 January, Bas-Intyamon replaced the three municipalities, which kept their names as villages. Their citizens ceased to be burghers of Enney, Estavannens or Villars-sous-Mont.[2][1]
2004. By an ordinance of 6 July, the municipality was provisionally assigned to the 1st justice of the peace circle of the Gruyère, whereas Villars-sous-Mont had until then belonged to the 7th.[4]
2006. The parishes of Enney, Estavannens and Villars-sous-Mont united in the parish of Bas-Intyamon.[6]
Population of Bas-Intyamon
Sources and references: [1][5][8]
| 2001 | 940 (legal population) |
| 2010 | 1'114 |
| 2025 | 1'759 |
Historic sites in Bas-Intyamon
Municipal administration. The administration of Bas-Intyamon is in Enney, at Route de l'Intyamon 36.[7]
Sources
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message n° 96 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes d'Enney, Estavannens et Villars-sous-Mont (30.09.2003)
- Commune de Bas-Intyamon, « Histoire de la Commune »
- État de Fribourg, « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes » (RSF 141.1.2), législation fribourgeoise
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, ordonnance du 6 juillet 2004 modifiant provisoirement la circonscription des justices de paix de l'arrondissement de la Gruyère (ROF 2004_086)
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bas-Intyamon » (version du 15.09.2016)
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Villars-sous-Mont » (Marianne Rolle, version du 20.04.2012)
- Commune de Bas-Intyamon, site officiel (administration communale)
- Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025
Localities of the municipality with a page
Other villages near Bas-Intyamon
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