Givisiez

Geschichte

Givisiez is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It was formerly known in German as Siebenzach, but this usage is no longer common.HistoryGivisiez is first mentioned in 1142 as Juvinsie. Until the beginning of the 19th century it was known as Juvisy.GeographyGivisiez has an area, of 3.5km2. Of this area, 1.19km2 or 34.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.8km2 or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4km2 or 40.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02km2 or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04km2 or 1.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.0% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 22.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.7% is used for growing crops and 14.7% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality is located in the Sarine district, neighboring Fribourg.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a semi Lion rampant issuant Azure langued Gules and of the last.DemographicsGivisiez has a population of., 28.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 59.2%. Migration accounted for 47.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 11.9%.