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42-579: Bourg-Saint-Pierre is first mentioned in 1125 as Burgus Sancti Petri . In medieval times, it was a stage on the Via Francigena . A 1693 map of the Valais refers to Bourg-Saint-Pierre as "S Pierre". A 1799 map of the Helvetic Republic shows the town as "Saint Petersburg". Bourg-Saint-Pierre has an area, as of 2011, of 90.2 square kilometers (34.8 sq mi). Of this area, 29.1%

84-526: A higher yield than is possible using less capital-intensive techniques. These technological advances and investment allow the primary sector to employ a smaller workforce, so developed countries tend to have a smaller percentage of their workforce involved in primary activities, instead having a higher percentage involved in the secondary and tertiary sectors. The twenty largest countries by agricultural output (in PPP terms) at peak level as of 2018, according to

126-487: A rate of 3.5% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (195 or 92.0%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (6 or 2.8%) and Portuguese is the third (6 or 2.8%). There are 2 people who speak German. Of the population in the municipality 101 or about 47.6% were born in Bourg-Saint-Pierre and lived there in 2000. There were 52 or 24.5% who were born in

168-473: A total of 69 apartments (35.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 112 apartments (58.3%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (5.7%) were empty. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 3.61%. The Church of St-Pierre with its romanesque tower and the Hospice with its outbuildings are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance . The entire city of Bourg-Saint-Pierre and

210-529: Is an accommodation list online which regularly updated and published by the Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome As of 2016, the old guest houses dedicated to pilgrims were not reconditioned by tourist operators, due to the lack of economic return. Only a few decades ago, interest in the Via Francigena was limited to scholars. This began to change in recent years when many who, after travelling

252-521: Is not known whether they went by land or by sea via the Straits of Gibraltar . The Benedictine William of St-Thierry used the roads towards Rome on several occasions at the end of the 11th century. The return journey by sea was likely to be easier, thanks to the prevailing south-westerly winds, but tacking down to the Mediterranean would have made a very long journey indeed. The Via Francigena

294-667: Is possible to "Champ" and stay by arrangement at St. Mary's. Heading on towards the English coast, pilgrims would travel through the Kentish villages of Womenswold and Woolage Green before arriving in Shepherdswell which is the end of the first stage (of 79 stages). The second stage continues to Dover via the Waldershare Park Estate and then joins the old Roman Road at Studdal outside Dover, to walk into

336-607: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 63.5% is unproductive land. The municipality is located on the Italian border. It consists of the village of Bourg-Saint-Pierre and the Hospice du Grand Saint-Bernard in the Great St Bernard Pass . The village of Bourg-Saint-Pierre lies at the foot of the Grand Combin . The blazon of

378-636: The Actum Clusio , a parchment of 876 in the Abbey of San Salvatore at Monte Amiata (Tuscany). At the end of the 10th century Sigeric , the Archbishop of Canterbury , used the Via Francigena to and from Rome in order to receive his pallium ; he recorded his route and his stops on the return journey, but nothing in the document suggests that the route was then new, nor if he made the journey by foot or on horseback. Later itineraries to Rome include

420-560: The Alps and the Apennine Mountains . The Lombards financed the maintenance and security of the section of road through their territories as a trading route to the north from Rome, avoiding enemy-held cities such as Florence . Unlike Roman roads, the Via Francigena did not connect cities but relied more on abbeys . In around 990, Archbishop Sigeric journeyed from Canterbury to Rome and back, but only documented his itinerary on

462-822: The Iter Francorum (the "Frankish Route") in the Itinerarium sancti Willibaldi of 725, a record of the travels of Willibald , bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria . It was Via Francigena-Francisca in Italy and Burgundy, the Chemin des Anglois in the Frankish Kingdom (after the evangelisation of England in 607) and also the Chemin Romieu , the road to Rome. The name Via Francigena is first mentioned in

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504-536: The Leiðarvísir og borgarskipan of the Icelandic traveller Nikolás Bergsson (in 1154) and the one from Philip Augustus of France (in 1191). Two somewhat differing maps of the route appear in manuscripts of Matthew Paris , Historia Anglorum , from the 13th century. The Welsh king Rhodri Mawr in 880 and his grandson Hywel Dda in 945 are both known to have visited Rome towards the end of their lives, but it

546-706: The Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP), the Vatican ’s organisation for encouraging pilgrimages. The final stretch, from Rome to the Apulian ports of embarkation for Jerusalem , has been renamed Via Francigena nel Sud (in Italian "Via Francigena in the South (Italy)") or else Vie Francigene del Sud ("The Francigena Ways to the South"). Primary sector of the economy The primary sector of

588-545: The Way of St. James in France and Spain — they offer cheap and simple dormitory-style accommodation. Spedali accept pilgrims who bear a valid credenziale (pilgrim's passport), usually for one night only. Some places offer meals as well. In Kent, local churches often encourage pilgrims to "Champ" (camp in a church) and some of the churches along the Via Francigena have contacts on their website to allow pilgrims to arrange this. There

630-471: The Way of St. James in Spain, wanted to make the pilgrimage to Rome on foot as well. In Italy, this gave birth to a network of lovers of the Via Francigena, who with paint and brush, began to mark its trails and paths. These people were joined by religious and local government agencies who also tried to recover the original route. Where possible today's route follows the ancient one but sometimes it deviates from

672-519: The cantons of Vaud and Valais . In Italy the Via Francigena goes through the Regione of Valle d'Aosta , Piedmont , Lombardy , Emilia-Romagna , Tuscany , and finally about halfway through Lazio to Rome. Walkers could choose to walk along the EuroVelo EV5 cycling route which bears the name 'Via Francigena'. However, this EuroVelo route varies substantially from Sigeric's route and

714-426: The primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector . 130 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 19 businesses in this sector. There were 93 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which women made up 43.0% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 120. The number of jobs in

756-518: The " Via Romea Francigena " ("the road to Rome that comes from France"). In medieval times it was an important road and pilgrimage route for those wishing to visit the Holy See and the tombs of the apostles Peter and Paul . In the Middle Ages , Via Francigena was the major pilgrimage route to Rome from the north. The route was first documented as the "Lombard Way", and was first called

798-611: The Cathedral. Canons based at Canterbury Cathedral can also be arranged to offer blessings to pilgrims setting off on the journey. Modern pilgrims would then follow the route, walking out of Canterbury via St Martin's Church, Canterbury , which is the oldest church in England still in use as a Church. Heading onwards, pilgrims pick up the first stamp in their pilgrim passport at the village church of St. Mary's in Patrixbourne . It

840-816: The Grand-Saint-Bernard area are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 43.42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (27.35%), the SVP (15.05%) and the SP (11.14%). In the federal election, a total of 109 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 64.9%. As of  2010, Bourg-Saint-Pierre had an unemployment rate of 1.7%. As of 2008, there were 3 people employed in

882-547: The economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials , such as farming , logging , fishing , forestry and mining . The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries . For example, in 2018, agriculture, forestry, and fishing comprised more than 15% of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa but less than 1% of GDP in North America . In developed countries

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924-402: The entire route for Water Aid. They completed the route unassisted in 58 days. Due to the scarcity of dedicated pilgrims' accommodation along the Via Francigena, pilgrims often camp out rather than stay in hotels or pensions . However, increasingly in Italy, some monasteries and religious houses offer dedicated pilgrim accommodation. These are called spedali and — like the refugios found on

966-561: The environment, architecture, culture, history, wine and cuisine and sport". The initiative was promoted by the Region of Tuscany , which hosts 400 km (250 mi) of the Via, and which presented a plan detailing the low environmental impact infrastructures to be created. The plan will be shared with other local authorities located along the route as an encouragement to carry out similar recovery work. Tuscany has also announced cooperation with

1008-401: The historical path in favour of paths and roads with low traffic. The potential for the tourist trade in Italy has been recognised but this has also led some to gain unfair economic advantage by diverting the path so that it passes next to their business, thus increasing footfall. In England, the Via Francigena starts at the southern portico of Canterbury’s cathedral where the milestone zero of

1050-637: The main ports of embarkation for the Holy Land . Today some pilgrims still follow in Sigeric's ancient footsteps and travel on foot, on horseback or by bicycle on the Via Francigena , although there are far fewer pilgrims on this route than on the Way of St. James pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Roughly 50,000 pilgrims were estimated to have walked the Via Francigena in 2022. In 2011, James Saward-Anderson and Maxwell Hannah ran

1092-409: The municipal coat of arms is Azure, two Keys Or in saltire. The two keys are probably a reference to the keys of Saint Peter . Bourg-Saint-Pierre has a population (as of December 2020) of 211. As of 2008, 6.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of -10.9%. It has changed at a rate of -12.9% due to migration and at

1134-478: The municipality and 17 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.4 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 2.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.6% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 181 or 85.4% were Roman Catholic , while 9 or 4.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of

1176-437: The municipality. Via Francigena The Via Francigena ( Italian: [ˈviːa franˈtʃiːdʒena] ) is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome and then to Apulia , Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land . It was known in Italy as the " Via Francigena " ("the road that comes from France") or

1218-438: The municipality. There were 112 married individuals, 13 widows or widowers and 1 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 77 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 17 households that consist of only one person and 8 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 80 households that answered this question, 21.3% were households made up of just one person. Of

1260-496: The one given by the Via Francigena Association. In 1994 the Via Francigena was designated a Cultural Route , and in 2004 a Major Cultural Route . In November 2009, the Italian government launched a project to recover the Italian leg of it. The object of the plan is to recover the entire route (disjointed parts of which are already signposted) "not only in spiritual and religious terms but also in terms of

1302-406: The population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 14 or (6.6%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 14 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.1% were Swiss men, 14.3% were Swiss women. As of 2000, there were 2 students in Bourg-Saint-Pierre who came from another municipality, while 5 residents attended schools outside

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1344-413: The population, there were 3 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.42% of the population). There was 1 individual who was Islamic . There were 1 individual who belonged to another church. 13 (or about 6.13% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 4 individuals (or about 1.89% of the population) did not answer the question. In Bourg-Saint-Pierre about 68 or (32.1%) of

1386-497: The primary sector has become more technologically advanced, enabling for example the mechanization of farming, as compared with lower-tech methods in poorer countries. More developed economies may invest additional capital in primary means of production: for example, in the United States corn belt , combine harvesters pick the corn, and sprayers spray large amounts of insecticides , herbicides and fungicides , producing

1428-404: The primary sector was 2, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 118. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 3.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 46 or 39.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 54 or 45.8% were in a hotel or restaurant. In 2000, there were 41 workers who commuted into

1470-651: The rest of the households, there are 30 married couples without children, 25 married couples with children. There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 3 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 81 single family homes (or 57.9% of the total) out of a total of 140 inhabited buildings. There were 28 multi-family buildings (20.0%), along with 7 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (5.0%) and 24 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (17.1%). In 2000,

1512-531: The return journey, taken in 80 stages averaging about 20 km (12 mi) a day, for a total of some 1,700 km (1,100 mi). Modern pilgrims from England would follow Sigeric's route in the reverse order, and so would set off from the zero milestone in the South Porch of Canterbury Cathedral. Pilgrim passports are available from The Beaney Museum in Canterbury or from the information office of

1554-527: The route is located. The route passes through part of the county of Kent , from Canterbury to the ferries at Dover. In France, the Via Francigena (given the Grande Randonnée designation 'GR145') goes through the régions Hauts-de-France , Grand-Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté before reaching the Swiss border. In Switzerland, the Via Francigena (with the route designation '70') goes through

1596-531: The route traverses the Great St. Bernard Pass to Aosta and then to Ivrea , Vercelli , Pavia , Fidenza , Pontremoli , Filattiera , Aulla , Luni , Lucca , San Gimignano , Poggibonsi , Siena , San Quirico d'Orcia , Bolsena , Viterbo , Sutri , and finally Rome. From Rome, the path followed for a long stretch the Via Appia or the parallel Via Latina up to Benevento . From that town Via Traiana

1638-478: The same canton, while 21 or 9.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 36 or 17.0% were born outside of Switzerland. The age distribution of the population (as of 2000) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.6%. As of 2000, there were 86 people who were single and never married in

1680-466: The town. Pilgrims then cross the Channel to Sumeran (now called Sombres), landing at the village of Wissant . The route continues through Guînes (Sigeric's Gisne), Thérouanne (Teranburh), Bruay (Bruaei), and Arras (Atherats), before continuing on to Reims , Châlons-sur-Marne , Bar-sur-Aube , Langres , Champlitte , Besançon , Pontarlier , Lausanne and Saint-Maurice . From Saint-Maurice,

1722-458: Was not a single road, like a Roman road , paved with stone blocks and provided at intervals with a change of horses for official travellers. Rather, it comprised several possible routes that changed over the centuries as trade and pilgrimage waxed and waned. Depending on the time of year, the political situation, and the relative popularity of the shrines of the saints situated along the route, travellers may have used any of three or four crossings of

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1764-561: Was taken up the Campanian Apennines and Daunian Mountains , where castello di Crepacuore  [ it ] stood, a fortress held by the Knights of Jerusalem in order to guarantee the safety of pilgrims along the mountain stretch. The road, therefore, reached Troia , in the high plain of Tavoliere delle Puglie (where Via Francigena is attested since 1024), and then continued towards Bari , Brindisi and Otranto ,

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