Chesard

Origin of the name Chesard

Name origin: not explained in the sources consulted. The name is also borne by the Ruisseau de Chesard, a stream flowing through the municipalities of Grandcour (Vaud) and Vallon (Fribourg).

Founding of Chesard

Chesard is not a municipality but a hamlet of the municipality of Grandcour, in the district of Broye-Vully. It lies at 477 m above sea level, on the heights east of the village of Grandcour, above the Broye plain. No source consulted dates its formation or names its founders. Chesard was part of the lordship of Grandcour, centred on a small fortified town, which also included Chevroux and Ressudens; today it belongs to the municipality of Grandcour together with the hamlets of Ressudens.

History of Chesard

around 1200. The Prangins are the first known lords of Grandcour, a lordship to which Chevroux and the villages of Chesard and Ressudens belong.

1293. The lordship of Grandcour passes to Louis I of Savoy (applies to the whole lordship).

1536. The lordship of Grandcour, limited to the present municipality and Chevroux, comes under the bailiwick of Avenches (applies to the whole lordship).

1697-1717. Jean Marmier, from Chesard, is a notary in Grandcour; his registers are kept at the Archives cantonales vaudoises.

1803. Grandcour becomes a municipality of the district of Payerne; it includes the village and the hamlets of Ressudens and Chesard.

2008. The new Vaud districts come into force; Chesard, with the municipality of Grandcour, moves from the district of Payerne to that of Broye-Vully.

Historic sites in Chesard

The heights of Grandcour. Chesard (477 m) is one of the hamlets, with Fin de Ressudens (464 m) and Sur la Vigne (489 m), on the heights east of the village of Grandcour; the highest point of the municipality, at Bellevue, reaches 502 m.

Ruisseau de Chesard. Stream bearing the name of the hamlet and flowing through the municipalities of Grandcour (Vaud) and Vallon (Fribourg).

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Gilbert Marion, « Grandcour », version du 17.07.2007
• Wikipédia, « Grandcour »
• Wikipedia (de), « Grandcour »
• Archives cantonales vaudoises, Dp 115/1-12, « MARMIER Jean, de Chesard, Grandcour », 1697-1717
• Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo, géoportail fédéral map.geo.admin.ch, recherche « Chesard »
• Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Chesard

• Ressudens (VD)
• Grandcour (VD)
• Missy (VD)
• Chevroux (VD)
• Villars-le-Grand (VD)