Val-de-Charmey
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Charmey village | ||
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Location of Val-de-Charmey  | ||
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 7°10′E / 46.617°N 7.167°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 7°10′E / 46.617°N 7.167°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Gruyère | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 112.15 km2 (43.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (Dec 2015[2]) | ||
| • Total | 2,416 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) | |
| 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 |
www SFSO statistics | |
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).[1]
Demographics
The total population of Val-de-Charmey (as of December 2015) is 2,416.[2]
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 2 Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016
- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
- ↑ Cerniat in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ Charmey in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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