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Chandossel

Canton of Fribourg · District: Lac · 70 inhabitants (1982, former municipality of Chandossel, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Courtepin
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Origin of the name Chandossel

The name Chandossel appears in 1214, already in its present form. Its origin is not known.[1]

Founding of Chandossel

Chandossel is a small village that lives from dairy farming and fodder crops. Part of it belonged to the Praroman family in the 15th and 16th centuries. Before the Reformation it belonged to the parish of Faoug, and afterwards to that of Villarepos. Chandossel is now part of the municipality of Courtepin (merger of 2017), having been joined to Villarepos in 1983.[1]

History of Chandossel

1214. First mention of Chandossel.[1]

Around 1327. Hermann de Cressier founds the charterhouse of Val de la Paix.[1]

Around 1333. The charterhouse has already been suppressed.[1]

15th-16th century. The Praroman family own part of the village.[1]

1536. Fribourg gains sovereignty over Chandossel and places it in the Old Territories.[1]

1611. Plague strikes. The chapel of St Sebastian is built in its wake.[1]

1798. Chandossel is assigned to the district of Avenches.[1]

1803-1848. The village comes under the prefecture of Fribourg.[1]

Shortly before 1853. The municipal hall is built.[1]

1983. Chandossel is joined to Villarepos under a decree of 11 November 1982.[1][2]

2017. Together with Villarepos, it becomes part of the municipality of Courtepin.[1]

Population of Chandossel

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Chandossel
181195
1888173
1930135
198270

Historic sites in Chandossel

Chapel of St Sebastian. Built in the wake of the plague of 1611.[1]

Municipal hall. Built shortly before 1853.[1]

Remains in Chandossel

Celtic bracelets. Two bracelets of the early La Tène period have been found at Chandossel.[1]

Charterhouse of Val de la Paix. Founded around 1327 by Hermann de Cressier, it had already been suppressed by around 1333.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Chandossel » (Marianne Rolle, version du 08.05.2017)
  2. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »

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