Bionnens
Origin of the name Bionnens
The village is written « Byonens » in 1369. In German it was once called « Bionning ». The origin of the name is unexplained.[1]
Founding of Bionnens
Bionnens is a small village in the southern Glâne, which has always belonged to the parish of Ursy-Morlens. Until the 16th century the lordship belonged to a family bearing the name of the place, invested by the counts of Savoy. It then passed to the Gonel, then to the Techtermann, who kept it until the buy-out of feudal rights in 1838. The village remains rural: livestock, fodder crops and cereals. Bionnens is now part of the municipality of Ursy (merger of 2001).[1][2]
History of Bionnens
1362. Pierre de Bionnens is invested with the lordship by Count Amadeus VI of Savoy. His wife, Marie de Mont de Cossonay, leaves in her will to the hospital of Yverdon an annuity of 44 silver florins and 2 measures of bread.[1][2]
1369. The name is written « Byonens ».[1]
Around 1531. The lordship belongs to Aymo Gonel, squire of Rue.[1][2]
1536-1798. Bionnens comes under the Fribourg bailiwick of Rue.[1]
1562. On 14 October a ruling settles the annuity between Bernard Légier, hospitaller of Yverdon, and François de Lustry, heir of Guillaume de Bionnens.[2]
1574. Françoise Gonel brings the lordship as her dowry to Guillaume Techtermann.[1][2]
1684. On 13 November the Council of Yverdon accepts the buy-out of the annuity for a sum of money.[2]
1834. A sword and Roman coins are discovered.[1]
1838. With the buy-out of feudal rights, the Techtermann lose the lordship.[1][2]
19th century. Straw plaiting occupies part of the inhabitants.[1]
1990. The primary sector provides 78 % of jobs.[1]
2001. On 1 January Bionnens merges with Mossel, Ursy and Vauderens, under a decree of 14 December 2000.[1][2][3]
Population of Bionnens
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 77 |
| 1850 | 95 |
| 1900 | 67 |
| 1950 | 90 |
| 1980 | 56 |
| 2000 | 71 |
Remains in Bionnens
Roman finds. A sword and coins of the Roman period were uncovered in 1834.[1]
Legends of Bionnens
The soup of the poor. In memory of the founder of the annuity, a soup of beans or peas, with bread and wine, was handed out to the poor on the day of the founder's death and on its anniversary, as well as the day before and the day after. The custom disappeared long ago.[2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bionnens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 30.11.2011)
- Commune d'Ursy, « Historique »
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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