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Cormagens

Canton of Fribourg · District: Sarine · 107 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Cormagens, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of La Sonnaz
Origin of the name Founding Historical timeline Population over time Must-see historical sites Remains Sources and references Nearby villages

Origin of the name Cormagens

The name appears in 1148 as « Cormargin ». German speakers once said « Cormasing ». Neither form has been explained.[1]

Founding of Cormagens

Cormagens lies on the cantonal road from Morat to Fribourg. People lived on this land from the Mesolithic onwards. The place, a former fief of the Tierstein, always belonged to the parish of Belfaux and lives from livestock and crops. The Schiffenen dam and the nearby motorway ended the population decline, and the firm Alma SA draws many commuters. Cormagens is now a village of the municipality of La Sonnaz (merger of 2004).[1][2]

History of Cormagens

Mesolithic and Neolithic. Human groups set up their dwellings on the land.[1]

1148. Guy d'Ependes hands over all his freehold at Cormagens to the abbey of Hauterive.[1]

1442. By this date at the latest, Cormagens is part of Fribourg's Old Lands, in the Hospital banner.[1]

1493. A chapel dedicated to Saint Theodulus is built.[1]

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

1866. Cormagens and La Corbaz unite administratively, with a single municipal council.[1]

1898. A fire strikes the village.[1]

1938. Alma SA, a maker of plastic sheeting, is founded.[1]

1961-1964. The dam of Lake Schiffenen is built.[1]

1981. The merger with La Corbaz is rejected.[1]

2000. One inhabitant in five is German-speaking.[1]

2003. On 20 May the communal assembly accepts the merger by 28 votes to 21, with one blank ballot.[2][4]

2004. Cormagens, La Corbaz and Lossy-Formangueires form the municipality of La Sonnaz. The Grand Council had passed the decree on 12 September 2003.[1][2][3][4]

Population of Cormagens

Sources and references: [1][4]

Population of Cormagens
1811113
183168
1910123
196061
2000107 (or 118 as legal population on 31.12.2001)

Historic sites in Cormagens

Chapel of Saint Theodulus. Built in 1493 and rebuilt in 1716, it was moved into the village in 1844.[1]

Remains in Cormagens

Prehistoric settlements. Remains of Mesolithic and Neolithic dwellings have been found on the land of the former municipality.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Cormagens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 27.09.2016)
  2. Commune de La Sonnaz, « Présentation de la commune »
  3. État de Fribourg, « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes » (RSF 141.1.2), législation fribourgeoise
  4. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message n° 77 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de La Corbaz, Cormagens et Lossy-Formangueires (08.07.2003)

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