Correvon

Origin of the name Correvon

Correvon first appears in the texts in 1166 in the form "Correuont". Later spelling variants such as Corevone (1169), Correvolt (1182), Corovont (1247) and Correvont (1453) are reported, but this list of forms is to be cross-checked. No established and corroborated etymological interpretation of the name has been confirmed to date. A hypothesis suggesting a link between the term "cour" (rural estate) and a Germanic personal name, giving a meaning close to "the estate of Reudebold", has been noted, but it is to be cross-checked, lacking confirmation from a second independent source.

Founding of Correvon

Correvon has no founding act or identifiable founder: like many villages of the Gros-de-Vaud, it was gradually formed in the early Middle Ages as a rural estate. It originally depended on the vast seigneurial estate of Saint-Martin, then, after the latter's dismemberment, on the seigneury of Bioley-Magnoux. It was only in the 16th century that Correvon became an autonomous seigneury, the possession of a younger son of the de Goumoëns family.

History of Correvon

1166. First written mention of the village, in the form "Correuont".

1169-1453. The name of the place appears in several successive forms (Corevone, Correvolt, Corovont, Correvont), to be cross-checked.

1228. First mention of the church of Sainte-Marguerite of Correvon, which then depended on the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne.

1249. The village is said to have been pledged to an abbey for a debt of 25 pounds, information to be cross-checked.

16th century. Correvon becomes an independent seigneury, the possession of a younger son of the de Goumoëns family.

1536. Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud: the seigneury of Correvon is incorporated into the bailiwick of Yverdon and retains its own court of justice.

1690. The seigneury passes by marriage to the de Loys de Marnand family, who will retain it until the end of the Ancien Régime. A share also passes to the Seigneux family.

1777. A farm in the village bears this construction date, information to be cross-checked.

1798-1803. Helvetic period: the village belongs to the Canton of Léman before joining the canton of Vaud; it then falls under the district of Yverdon.

1803-2006. Correvon is part of the district of Moudon.

1903. Reconstruction of the village church; remains of the Romanesque apse of the previous building are said to have been incorporated into the choir, information to be cross-checked.

1957. A land consolidation is carried out on the municipal territory, information to be cross-checked.

1970-1980. After a demographic low point in 1970, the village's population increases noticeably, information to be cross-checked as to the exact extent of the rise.

1980. Restoration of the communal oven, information to be cross-checked.

2006-2008. Dissolution of the district of Moudon and creation of the district of Gros-de-Vaud, of which Correvon is now part.

1 January 2013. Correvon merges with the municipalities of Chanéaz, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges and Thierrens to form the new municipality of Montanaire, and loses its status as an independent municipality.

Population of Correvon

Population of Correvon

1684	20 households (families)
1764	89
1803	117
1850	156
1900	137
1950	86
1970	71
2000	110
2010	107 (to be cross-checked)
2012	108 (to be cross-checked)
2021	117 (to be cross-checked)

Historic sites in Correvon

Church of Sainte-Marguerite of Correvon. Mentioned as early as 1228, it originally depended on the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne. After the Reformation, the inhabitants of Correvon attended worship in Thierrens. The present building is said to date from a reconstruction in 1903, information to be cross-checked.

Old farms of the village. Correvon preserves several farms typical of the 18th and 19th centuries, one of which is said to bear the date 1777, information to be cross-checked.

Panoramic viewpoint of the village. Built on a molasse promontory between the valleys of the Broye and the Mentue, the village offers an open view towards the Prealps on one side and towards the Gros-de-Vaud plateau and the Jura on the other, information to be cross-checked.

Remains in Correvon

Remains of the Romanesque apse. Elements of the Romanesque apse of the former church are said to have been preserved and incorporated into the choir of the building rebuilt in 1903, information to be cross-checked.

Communal oven. A communal bread oven dating from the late Middle Ages survives in the village; it is said to have been restored in 1980, information to be cross-checked.

Sources

• Dictionnaire Historique de la Suisse - Correvon
• Wikipédia (français) - Correvon
• Wikipedia (allemand) - Correvon
• Wikipedia (anglais) - Correvon
• Commune de Montanaire - Les 9 villages qui forment Montanaire

Other villages near Correvon

• Ogens (VD)
• Chanéaz (VD)
• Thierrens (VD)
• Prahins (VD)
• Bioley-Magnoux (VD)