Cheiry
Origin of the name Cheiry
The village is recorded in 1184/1185 in the form « Chirie ».[1]
Founding of Cheiry
The territory of Cheiry has yielded a La Tène spearhead and an early medieval cemetery. The village enters history through its church: in 1184 the bishop of Lausanne gave it to the priory of Saint-Maire, together with that of Surpierre. A parish church in 1228, it was only a daughter church of Notre-Dame des Champs by 1453. Cheiry belonged to the lordship, then the bailiwick, of Surpierre. The inhabitants live from livestock, cereals and tobacco. The municipality took in Chapelle in 2005, then became part of the municipality of Surpierre (merger of 2021).[1][3]
History of Cheiry
La Tène period. A spearhead from this period has been found on the territory.[1]
Early Middle Ages. A cemetery is laid out.[1]
1184. The bishop of Lausanne, Roger de Vico Pisano, gives the churches of Surpierre and Cheiry to the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne. Pope Lucius III confirms the gift in 1184/1185, and the village appears there in the form « Chirie ».[1]
1228. The church of Cheiry is a parish church, probably the first in the Surpierre area.[1]
1380. The land register places Cheiry in the lordship of Surpierre.[1]
1453. The church is now only a daughter church of Notre-Dame des Champs at Surpierre.[1]
1536. Cheiry passes to Fribourg's bailiwick of Surpierre.[1]
1624. The village burns down completely.[1]
1798-1848. Cheiry belongs to the district of Estavayer from 1798, then to that of Surpierre from 1803 to 1848.[1]
1966-1967. A new church, dedicated to Saint Sylvester and Saint Bernard of Menthon, is built by the Vaud architect Jacques Dumas. It is consecrated in 1967.[1][2]
1986. A land consolidation is launched.[1]
1994. Cheiry is the scene of the collective death of twenty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple.[1]
2004. In September a four-municipality project fails in Surpierre. In December Chapelle and Cheiry decide to unite, and the Grand Council adopts the decree on 16 December.[3][5]
2005. On 1 January Chapelle becomes part of the municipality of Cheiry.[1][3]
2019. The councils of Cheiry and Surpierre sign the merger agreement on 11 November.[3]
2020. On 9 February Cheiry approves the merger by 148 votes to 38. The Grand Council approves it on 27 May.[3][4]
2021. On 1 January Cheiry joins the municipality of Surpierre.[1][3]
Population of Cheiry
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 241 |
| 1850 | 298 |
| 1880 | 303 |
| 1900 | 266 |
| 1930 | 219 |
| 1950 | 242 |
| 1980 | 186 |
| 2000 | 267 |
| 2005 | 327 |
| 2010 | 349 |
| 2020 | 395 |
Historic sites in Cheiry
Church of Saint-Sylvestre. Built in 1966 by Jacques Dumas and consecrated in 1967 to Saint Sylvester and Saint Bernard of Menthon, it is one of the five places of worship of the parish of Surpierre. Painted white, then yellow in the 1990s, it was the subject of a 350'000-franc renovation decided in 2022.[1][2]
Remains in Cheiry
Spearhead and cemetery. A La Tène spearhead and an early medieval cemetery have been discovered on the territory of the former municipality.[1]
Old parish church. The church dedicated to Saint Sylvester, a parish church in 1228 and a daughter church of Surpierre in 1453, gave way to the sanctuary of 1967.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Cheiry » (Marianne Rolle, version du 09.06.2021)
- Raphaël Zbinden, « Fribourg : l'église de Cheiry sera rénovée », cath.ch, 23 mai 2022
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2019-DIAF-45 du 10 mars 2020 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Cheiry et Surpierre
- Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, affaire 2019-DIAF-45, « Approbation de la fusion des communes de Cheiry et Surpierre »
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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