Chandon
Origin of the name Chandon
Recorded in 1123 as « Candone » and in 1228 as « Chandun », the name remains unexplained. The hamlet lies along the Chandon stream.[1]
Founding of Chandon
The site of Chandon was inhabited long before the first written records: ruins of villae have yielded cemeteries of the 6th and 7th centuries. In 962 its church belonged to the Cluniac priory of Payerne, and by 1228 it was a parish church. The village belonged to the lordship of Montagny until 1478, then to the bailiwick and district of Montagny until 1848. Part of the small lordship of Belmont also extended over its territory. Still rural, Chandon is a protected site. It joined Léchelles in 1994 and is now part of the municipality of Belmont-Broye (merger of 2016).[1][4]
History of Chandon
6th-7th centuries. Cemeteries are laid out in the ruins of villae.[1]
962. The church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (or to Saint Gangulphus), belongs to the Cluniac priory of Payerne.[1][3]
1123. The village appears in the form « Candone ».[1]
1228. Chandon, then « Chandun », has a parish church.[1]
1478. The lordship of Montagny, on which Chandon depends, becomes a bailiwick.[1]
1583. A new sanctuary replaces the first church.[1][3]
17th century. Chandon is the seat of the parish that includes Léchelles (or from the 12th century).[1][3]
1859. The parish seat moves to Léchelles, and Chandon becomes its daughter church.[1][3]
1865. The sanctuary of 1583 is restored.[1]
1872. The present building is constructed.[1][3]
Late 19th century. Protestant farmers from Bern settle here, much to the concern of the religious authorities. There were 4 Protestants in 1880, there will be 54 in 1950.[1]
1908. The chemist Ignacy Moscicki, an assistant at the University of Fribourg at the beginning of the century, is naturalised Swiss and admitted as a citizen of Chandon. He will be president of the Republic of Poland from 1926 to 1939.[2]
1950. 41 % of the inhabitants are German speakers. By 1980 they are only 11 %.[1]
1994. Chandon merges with Léchelles, under a decree of 27 May 1994.[1][5]
2016. Together with Léchelles, Chandon becomes part of the new municipality of Belmont-Broye.[1]
Population of Chandon
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 111 |
| 1888 | 210 |
| 1960 | 163 |
| 1990 | 95 |
Historic sites in Chandon
Church of Chandon. Built in 1872, dedicated to Saint Gangulphus (or to Saint John the Baptist) and renovated in 1974, 1993, 2009 and 2016, it keeps a Baroque Virgin from the Reiff workshop and an entrance door given by Ignacy Moscicki, president of Poland and citizen of Chandon.[1][3]
Remains in Chandon
Villae and cemeteries. Ruins of villae have been identified at Chandon. Cemeteries of the 6th and 7th centuries were found in them.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Chandon » (Gérard Guisolan, version du 10.10.2016)
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Moscicki, Ignacy » (Halina Florkowska-Frančić, version du 14.04.2016)
- Unité pastorale Notre-Dame de Tours, « Paroisse de Notre-Dame du Belmont »
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Belmont (FR) » (Ernst Tremp, version du 11.11.2016)
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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