Val-de-Charmey [SEP] inception
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.
History.
Cerniat is first mentioned in 1288 as "Sernia". 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".
In 2015 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 3.31. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.36%.
Historic population.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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.
Economy.
Val-de-Charmey is classed as a mixed agro-