Val-de-Charmey

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Val-de-Charmey
Charmey village
Country Switzerland
Canton Fribourg
District Gruyère
Coordinates 46°37′N 7°10′E / 46.617°N 7.167°E / 46.617; 7.167Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°10′E / 46.617°N 7.167°E / 46.617; 7.167
Population 2,295 (Dec 2011)[1]
- Density 20 /km2 (53 /sq mi)
Area 112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi)[2]
Postal code 1637, 1654
SFOS number 2163
Surrounded by Bas-Intyamon, Broc, Château-d'Œx (VD), Crésuz, Grandvillard, Gruyères, Jaun, Plaffeien, Rougemont (VD), Saanen (BE)
Twin towns Orphin (France)
Website Val-de-Charmey.ch
SFSO statistics
Val-de-Charmey

Val-de-Charmey is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Cerniat and Charmey merged into the municipality of Val-de-Charmey.[3]

History

Cerniat is first mentioned in 1288 as Sernia.[4] Charmey is first mentioned in 1211 as Chalmeis. Until 1760 it was known as Feiguières. The municipality is also informally known by its German name Galmis.[5]

Geography

The former municipalities that now make up Val-de-Charmey have a total combined area of 112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi).[2]

Demographics

The total population of Val-de-Charmey (as of December 2011) is 2,295.[1]

Historic population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6]

Heritage sites of national significance

The Chartreuse De La Valsainte, the alpine chalet at Le Lapé 320 and the alpine chalet at Pra de La Monse 249 are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.[7]

  • Chartreuse De La Valsainte

  • Alpine Chalet at Le Lapé 320

  • Alpine Chalet at Pra de La Monse 249

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 3 October 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 13 December 2014
  4. ↑ Cerniat in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ Charmey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  7. ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
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