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Corjolens

Canton of Fribourg · District: Sarine · 84 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Corjolens, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Avry
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Remains Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Corjolens

Recorded before 1173 in the form « Coriolens », the name Corjolens has no certain explanation.[1]

Founding of Corjolens

Corjolens stretches along the road from Fribourg to Payerne. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the lordship of Montagny, and for worship it always depended on the parish of Saint-André in Onnens, which collected the tithe here. It came under the authority of Fribourg in 1485. Livestock and cereals supported its few dozen inhabitants. Corjolens is today in the municipality of Avry (merger of 2001).[1]

History of Corjolens

Before 1173. The village is mentioned in the form « Coriolens ».[1]

1298. Ulrich Rich returns the tithe rights over Corjolens to the church of Saint-André in Onnens.[1]

1485. Detached from the lordship of Montagny, Corjolens joins the Old Territories of Fribourg, banner of the Neuveville.[1]

1798-1848. The village belongs to the district of Fribourg.[1]

1865. A German-language Reformed school opens in the village.[1]

1909. The school receives a building.[1]

1914-1918. Peat is dug during the First World War.[1]

1974. The Reformed school closes.[1]

2000. On 16 November a decree settles the merger of the municipalities of Avry-sur-Matran and Corjolens.[2]

2001. Corjolens and Avry-sur-Matran form the municipality of Avry.[1]

Population of Corjolens

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Corjolens
181163
185064
190081
1910105
195090
197064
200084

Remains in Corjolens

Reformed school. Opened in 1865 for teaching in German, moved into a school building in 1909, it closed in 1974.[1]

Peat bogs. The peat of Corjolens was worked during the First World War.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Corjolens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 24.03.2004, édition allemande)
  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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