Gumefens
Origin of the name Gumefens
Written « Gugmufens » in 1298 and then « Gumuffens » in 1307, the name keeps an unknown meaning.[1]
Founding of Gumefens
Gumefens stretches along the Bulle-Fribourg cantonal road, on the left bank of the Lake of Gruyère. Long before its first written record, the site held Iron Age cemeteries, a Gallo-Roman settlement and an early medieval burial ground. In the Middle Ages the village is tied to Vuippens: in 1263 Peter II of Savoy receives the land of Gumefens from Ulrich de Vuippens and grants it in fief to the Everdes-Vuippens. Its chapel belongs to the parish of Avry-devant-Pont. Gumefens is today in the municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz (merger of 2003).[1]
History of Gumefens
1263. Peter II of Savoy receives the land of Gumefens from Ulrich de Vuippens and grants it in fief to the Everdes-Vuippens.[1]
1325. The village belongs to the lordship of Vuippens.[1]
1549-1798. Gumefens is part of the Fribourg bailiwick of Vuippens.[1]
1618. The chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is built.[1]
1798-1848. The village belongs to the district of Farvagny.[1]
1979. The opening of the A12 motorway brings growth in roads, business, housing and tourism.[1]
2002. On 24 May the municipal assembly narrowly approves the merger, by 107 votes to 97 with one abstention.[2]
2003. Gumefens joins Avry-devant-Pont and Le Bry in Pont-en-Ogoz, following a decree of 17 September 2002.[1][3]
Early 21st century. A few farming families remain, and nearly half of the working population is employed in the service sector.[1]
Population of Gumefens
Sources and references: [1]
| 1800 | 215 |
| 1850 | 396 |
| 1900 | 467 |
| 1950 | 367 |
| 2000 | 652 |
Historic sites in Gumefens
Chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Built in 1618, it is a chapel of ease of the parish of Avry-devant-Pont.[1]
Lakeside campsite. On the shore of the Lake of Gruyère, the Gumefens campsite is one of the five in southern Fribourg.[1]
Remains in Gumefens
Cemeteries of Pra-Perrey and Sus-Fey. These Early and Middle La Tène cemeteries contained warrior graves with sword and spear, and women's graves with brooches, rings and bracelets of iron, bronze and glass.[1]
Villarvassaux. A Gallo-Roman settlement has been identified here.[1]
Burial ground of Sus-Fey. Sus-Fey has also yielded an early medieval burial ground.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Gumefens » (Alain-Jacques Czouz-Tornare, version du 01.02.2017)
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message n° 20 du 9 juillet 2002 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes d'Avry-devant-Pont, du Bry et de Gumefens
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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