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Gibloux

Merger 2016 Canton of Fribourg · District: Sarine · 8'719 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Gibloux

The municipality takes the name of the chain of hills in the Fribourg Prealps, running from south-west to north-east on the boundary of the Glâne, Sarine and Gruyère districts. The mountain appears in 1141 as « monte Iubleur », in 1143 as « monte Iublors », then in 1239 as « Jublors ». Only this name found favour in the five municipalities, and it was submitted to the Nomenclature Commission, the prefectures and swisstopo.[1][2]

Founding of Gibloux

Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz formed Gibloux on 1 January 2016. Several of them were already the result of mergers. The project, prepared from 2007 with Hauterive, lost that municipality in 2013 and became one stage of the Sarine merger plan. The agreement was signed on 8 October 2014, the five electorates accepted it on 30 November 2014, and the Grand Council passed the merger law on 20 May 2015. The five municipalities had 6'899 inhabitants at the end of 2013, on 36.05 km².[1][2][3][5]

History of Gibloux

1972. Illens is joined to Rossens, by a decree of 4 May 1972.[5]

1996. Farvagny-le-Grand, Farvagny-le-Petit, Grenilles and Posat form Farvagny, following a decree of 14 November 1995.[5]

1999. Corpataux and Magnedens become Corpataux-Magnedens, decree of 2 February 1999.[5]

2003. Estavayer-le-Gibloux, Rueyres-Saint-Laurent, Villarlod and Villarsel-le-Gibloux form Le Glèbe, decree of 14 November 2002.[5]

2007. The mayors of six municipalities, Hauterive included, launch a preliminary study.[2]

2011. In November a feasibility study is announced. Its final report is presented in June 2013.[2]

2013. On 28 May the Council of State approves the merger plan of the prefect of the Sarine. In the consultative vote of 22 September five municipalities say yes, but Hauterive rejects the project with 65.47 % and withdraws in October.[2]

2014. The merger agreement is signed on 8 October.[2]

2014. On 30 November the five municipalities accept: Corpataux-Magnedens by 512 votes to 40, Farvagny by 624 to 207, Le Glèbe by 383 to 167, Rossens by 400 to 307 and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz by 321 to 24.[2]

2015. The Council of State sends its message to the Grand Council on 24 March, and the Council passes the merger law on 20 May.[2][3]

2016. Gibloux is born on 1 January, with a municipal council of nine members. The general council holds its first session in April.[2][4]

Population of Gibloux

Sources and references: [2][6]

Population of Gibloux
20136'899
20258'719

Historic sites in Gibloux

Municipal administration. The administration has its seat at Farvagny-le-Grand, route de Fribourg 5.[1]

Shared services. From 2016 the technical service is based in Vuisternens-en-Ogoz and the finance service in Rossens. The library has two sites, at the Rossens school and at the Farvagny secondary school.[4]

Sources

  1. Commune de Gibloux, « Histoire : Commune de Gibloux »
  2. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-23 du 24 mars 2015 accompagnant le projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens et Vuisternens-en-Ogoz
  3. Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, Parlinfo, objet 2015-DIAF-23 « Fusion des communes de Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens et Vuisternens-en-Ogoz (Gibloux) »
  4. Commune de Gibloux, journal communal n° 1 (2016)
  5. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
  6. 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

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