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Choëx

Canton of Valais · District: Monthey · No published figure for the locality; the municipality of Monthey has 19'346 inhabitants (31.12.2025, provisional FSO figure)
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Origin of the name Choëx

Known since at least 1237, the name of Choëx remains unexplained.[1]

Founding of Choëx

The municipality of Monthey comprises the town, Outrevièze and Choëx. How the village took shape is unknown. Its history is tied to the Abbey of Saint-Maurice, under which it stood from 1237 to 1993. At the end of the 18th century Choëx formed a community with Outrevièze, Choëx-Outrevièze, which had its own share of the common property of the former castellany of Monthey.[1][2]

History of Choëx

1237. Count Aymon of Savoy gives Choëx to the Abbey of Saint-Maurice.[1]

1787. Before the Diet dividing the common property of the former castellany of Monthey, the community of Choëx-Outrevièze, represented by its former syndic Claude Donnet, asks to keep its share of two fortieths and to form an independent community. The request is granted only in part, and Choëx counts for two fortieths within the share of the burghers of Monthey.[2]

1941. On 15 August the parish priest of Choëx blesses the large cross set up at Les Giettes, on the territory of Choëx.[5]

1967. Canon Isaac Dayer, rector of the Collège de Saint-Maurice since 1944, is appointed parish priest of Choëx. His predecessor, Canon Jean Allet, leaves for Vernayaz.[4]

around 1972. A barn and a pigsty are converted into a multi-purpose hall, « La Répète », for the parish choir.[6]

1993. By a decree of 3 March, in force from 19 March, the parish of Saint-Sylvestre ceases to depend on the Abbey of Saint-Maurice and comes under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Sion, Cardinal Henri Schwery.[1][3]

Historic sites in Choëx

Saint-Sylvestre church. Parish church of Choëx, dedicated to Saint Sylvester. The parish was long served by canons of Saint-Maurice. The patronal feast falls on the day of the church's dedication.[1][3][7]

« La Répète » hall. Multi-purpose hall fitted out around 1972 in a former barn and pigsty for the parish choir.[6]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Monthey (commune) » (Pascal Dubey, version du 15.09.2021)
  2. Fr. Delacoste, « Rachat des servitudes grevant les domaines de l'ancienne châtellenie de Monthey » (Monthey, 1931), doc.rero.ch
  3. Olivier Roduit, « A l'Abbaye, Chronique », Les Echos de Saint-Maurice, tome 89a, 1994
  4. « Nouvelles de l'Abbaye », Les Echos de Saint-Maurice, tome 65, 1967
  5. « Bénédiction de la Croix des Giettes », Les Echos de Saint-Maurice, tome 40, 1941
  6. Archives de la construction moderne (EPFL), fonds Roland Gay, « Salle polyvalente « La Répète », Choëx : photographie »
  7. L'Essentiel, magazine paroissial des secteurs Monthey et Haut-Lac, « Choëx : une communauté qui se rassemble », novembre 2023
  8. geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (coordonnées)

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