Corsalettes
Origin of the name Corsalettes
The village is recorded in 1275 as « Corsaletes », very close to the present name, whose meaning has not been explained.[1]
Founding of Corsalettes
Corsalettes lies on the right bank of the Chandon, away from the main roads. In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the lords of Estavayer, and the monastery of Hauterive held land here from the 14th century. The village belongs to the parish of Courtion and lives from livestock and fodder crops. Long part of the Lake district, it moved to the Sarine district when it joined Grolley in 2000. Corsalettes is now a village of the municipality of Grolley-Ponthaux (merger of 2025).[1][3]
History of Corsalettes
1275. Corsalettes is first recorded, as « Corsaletes ».[1]
1331-1333. During the Gümmenen war the Bernese plunder the village, which belongs to the lords of Estavayer.[1]
1343. Compensated for the damage, the lords of Estavayer sell all their property to the count of Neuchâtel, who gives it back to them as a fief.[1]
14th century. From this century the monastery of Hauterive owns land at Corsalettes.[1]
Mid-15th century. By this time at the latest, the village is part of the parish of Courtion.[1]
1757. A dispute with the monastery of Hauterive leads to communal statutes being drawn up.[1]
Until 1798. Corsalettes belongs to Fribourg's Old Lands, in the Hôpital banner.[1]
1798-1803. Under the Helvetic Republic the municipality is placed in the district of Avenches.[1]
1803-1848. It then belongs to the district of Fribourg.[1]
2000. Corsalettes merges with Grolley and moves from the Lake district to the Sarine district. The Grand Council decree is dated 22 March 2000.[1][2][3]
2025. On 1 January Grolley unites with Ponthaux, and Corsalettes becomes a village of Grolley-Ponthaux.[3]
Population of Corsalettes
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 65 |
| 1850 | 86 |
| 1900 | 83 |
| 1930 | 68 |
| 1950 | 90 |
| 1970 | 51 |
| 1990 | 85 |
Remains in Corsalettes
Bronze Age cemetery. The territory of the former municipality contains a Bronze Age cemetery.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Corsalettes » (Marianne Rolle, version du 02.03.2004)
- État de Fribourg, « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes » (RSF 141.1.2), législation fribourgeoise
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2023-DIAF-39 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Grolley et Ponthaux (07.05.2024)
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