Jeuss

Geschichte

Jeuss is a former municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen and Salvenach merged into Murten.HistoryJeuss is first mentioned in 1340 as Juentes.GeographyJeuss had an area, of 1.8km2. Of this area, 1.42km2 or 79.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.19km2 or 10.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.15km2 or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 8.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 69.7% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The former municipality is located in the See/Lac district, on a gravelly terrace between the Biberen valley and Galm forest. It consists of the linear village of Jeuss.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Hive Or issuant from a Base Vert.DemographicsJeuss had a population of 422., 7.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 44.4%. Migration accounted for 26.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 9.5%.