Cormérod
Origin of the name Cormérod
The village is mentioned in 1142 as « Cormoral », a form that remains unexplained. In German it was once called « Kormerat ».[1]
Founding of Cormérod
A large Roman villa already stood on the site. In the 13th century burghers of Fribourg, the abbey of Hauterive and the Hospital of Fribourg received rights and property here. The village, which lives from cattle breeding and fodder crops, has belonged to the parish of Courtion at least since the mid-15th century. Cormérod is now part of the municipality of Misery-Courtion (merger of 1997).[1]
History of Cormérod
1228. Rudolf of Neuchâtel grants the tithe of Cormérod as a fief to four burghers of Fribourg.[1]
1250. In 1250-1251, and again in 1258, the Englisberg family give property to the abbey of Hauterive.[1]
1274. Anselme d'Illens gives property to the Hospital of Fribourg.[1]
15th century. Cormérod is attached to the parish of Courtion, at the latest from the middle of the century.[1]
1798. Until the fall of the Ancien Régime the village belongs to the Old Territories, in the Hospital banner. It is then placed in the district of Avenches.[1]
1803. Cormérod moves to the district of Fribourg, where it stays until 1848.[1]
1830. A cheese dairy society is founded.[1]
1848. The village joins the new Lake district, which unites the old Catholic territories with the former common bailiwick of Murten.[2]
1873. The school building is put up.[1]
1997. Cormérod merges with Cournillens, Courtion and Misery to form Misery-Courtion.[1]
Population of Cormérod
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 118 |
| 1850 | 173 |
| 1900 | 235 |
| 1920 | 188 |
| 1930 | 218 |
| 1950 | 168 |
| 1990 | 154 |
Historic sites in Cormérod
Chapel of Saint-Antoine l'Ermite. The village chapel, dedicated to St Anthony the Hermit, was built in the mid-17th century.[1]
Remains in Cormérod
Roman villa and Theseus mosaic. A large Roman villa stood at Cormérod. It was decorated with a mosaic from the first half of the 3rd century showing the fight between Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth. Discovered in 1830, the mosaic is kept in the buildings of the University of Fribourg.[1][2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Cormérod » (Marianne Rolle, version du 02.03.2004)
- Commune de Misery-Courtion, « Historique »
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