Enney

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Enney
Former municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas of Flüe
Coat of arms
Location of Enney
Enney Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Enney Location within Canton of Fribourg Show map of Canton of Fribourg
Coordinates: 46°34′00″N 7°05′00″E / 46.566664°N 7.083325°E / 46.566664; 7.083325
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Gruyère
Municipality	Bas-Intyamon
Population  (2000)
• Total	459
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
SFOS number	2132
ISO 3166 code	CH-FR
Website

Enney is a former municipality in the Gruyère district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 2004 it merged with Estavannens and Villars-sous-Mont to form the municipality of Bas-Intyamon. It lies on the left bank of the Sarine, on the cantonal road from Bulle to Montbovon.

History

Enney is first mentioned in 1224 as Eiz. A Bronze Age grave was discovered there in 1915. In 1307 Count Pierre of Gruyère assigned the tithe of Enney to the monastery of La Part-Dieu. Count Rodolphe IV freed Enney from mainmorte in 1388. From 1555 Enney belonged to Fribourg and was part of the bailiwick of Gruyère. Communal statutes date from 1562 and 1760.

Enney belonged to the parish of Gruyères until 1947, when the chapel of the Virgin (1619) was made the parish church. From the 17th century, with the rise of pasture farming, Enney took part in the trade in Gruyère cheese. At the end of the 19th century, major works corrected the bed of the Sarine and gave agriculture additional land. Agriculture remained the main sector until quarries and small businesses (electronics, food, concrete) widened the range of economic activity. Since 1903 Enney has had a stop on the Châtel-Saint-Denis–Montbovon railway line.

Enney had 212 inhabitants in 1811, 224 in 1850, 414 in 1900, 324 in 1930, 343 in 1950, 293 in 1960 and 459 in 2000. In 2004 it merged with Estavannens and Villars-sous-Mont to form Bas-Intyamon.

References

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Enney​, Patrice Borcard, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Bibliography

• A. Dellion, Dictionnaire historique et statistique des paroisses catholiques du canton de Fribourg, vols. 7–8, pp. 37–38