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Bollion

Canton of Fribourg · District: Broye · 127 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Bollion, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Lully
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Remains Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Bollion

The meaning of the name Bollion remains obscure.

Founding of Bollion

Bollion belongs to the lordship of Cheyres, and its land lies within the « grande commune » that unites the villages of Font, Châbles and Châtillon. The first inhabitants were small farmers who tilled a few ares and kept cattle and poultry. Houses and paths are built of shelly sandstone from small local quarries. The village belongs to the parish of Lully, although the priest of Font kept certain rights over it. Bollion is now part of the municipality of Lully (merger of 2006).[1][2]

History of Bollion

1441. Cheyres, Bollion and Seiry form a small lordship, separate from that of Font but held by the same La Molière family. Georges de La Molière holds it at that time.[3]

1536. Bollion comes under the Fribourg bailiwick of Font-La Molière.[1]

1704. Fribourg buys the lordship of Cheyres. From then on Bollion belongs to the bailiwick of Cheyres.[1][3]

1798-1848. The village belongs to the district of Estavayer.[1]

1806. The State grants Bollion a municipal territory. The decree of 16 June 1841 ratifies this decision. The inhabitants had decided on their independence from Font shortly after 1800.[1][2]

1854. A fire strikes the village.[1]

1860. Lully becomes the seat of a parish again, including Bollion and Châtillon.[4]

Late 19th century. The large shelly sandstone quarry stops being worked.[1]

1920. The village's two taverns close.[2]

1960. After the Second World War, new buildings appear only from this date.[2]

1992. Land consolidation begins.[1]

2006. On 1 January Bollion merges with Lully and Seiry into the municipality of Lully, under a decree of 21 June 2005.[1][5]

Population of Bollion

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Bollion
181174
1850148
1860158
1900143
1950105
197067
2000127

Remains in Bollion

Shelly sandstone quarry. A large shelly sandstone quarry was worked until around the end of the 19th century. Its stone was used for the village's houses and paths.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bollion » (Marianne Rolle, version du 08.02.2017)
  2. Commune de Lully, « Le village de Bollion »
  3. Commune de Lully, « Le village de Seiry »
  4. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Lully (FR) » (Marianne Rolle, version du 01.12.2009)
  5. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »

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