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Besencens

Canton of Fribourg · District: Veveyse · 151 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Besencens, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Saint-Martin
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Besencens

Besencens appears in 1170 as "Besencens", the form it still bears, though the meaning of the name is not known.[1]

Founding of Besencens

Besencens is a scattered settlement on a rise north-east of Oron. In the Middle Ages it came under the lordship of Oron, and for a long time it shared a single municipality with Fiaugères. The village, in the parish of Saint-Martin, remained Catholic at the Reformation and has always lived mainly from livestock farming. Besencens is now part of the municipality of Saint-Martin (merger of 2004).[1]

History of Besencens

1170. Besencens is mentioned, already under this name.[1]

1388. When the Oron family dies out, the lordship passes to the counts of Gruyère.[1]

1554. Besencens comes under the sovereignty of Fribourg.[1]

1763. The division separates Besencens from Fiaugères, with which it had formed a single municipality. The citizens and their descendants keep their rights in both municipalities.[1][2]

1798-1848. Besencens belongs to the district of Rue.[1]

1839. The village gets its first school building.[1]

1990. 62 % of the working population still work in farming.[1]

2004. On 1 January Besencens merges with Fiaugères and Saint-Martin into the municipality of Saint-Martin, of which it becomes a locality. Its citizens become citizens of the new municipality.[1][3]

Population of Besencens

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Besencens
1811126
1850164
1870173
1900154
1950140
198095
2000151

Sources

  1. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Besencens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 27.09.2016, texte allemand)
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Fiaugères » (Jean-Claude Vial, version du 05.10.2016)
  3. Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, décret du 12 septembre 2003 relatif à la fusion des communes de Besencens, Fiaugères et Saint-Martin (ROF 2003_117, version allemande)

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