Domdidier
Origin of the name Domdidier
Domdidier appears in 1157/1162 in the Latin form « Donno Desiderio ». The old parish church was dedicated to Saint Desiderius (Didier).[1]
Founding of Domdidier
Domdidier lies on the road from Payerne to Murten, near the Broye. A Roman cemetery of the 1st and 2nd centuries with a mausoleum has been uncovered here, and a church already stood in the 5th-6th century on the site of the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Compassion. Until the 14th century the village was a fief of local nobles, under the authority of the counts of Neuchâtel, then of the lords of Montagny and of Savoy. The municipality included the hamlets of Granges-Rothey and Eissy. Long a farming village, Domdidier became a semi-urban place after the A1 motorway was built. It is now part of the municipality of Belmont-Broye (merger of 2016).[1][3]
History of Domdidier
1st-2nd centuries. A Roman cemetery, with a mausoleum, occupies the site.[1]
5th-6th centuries. A first church is built where the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Compassion now stands.[1][2]
Around 1100. The church is rebuilt. It will be rebuilt again in 1489.[1]
1142. The village comes under the authority of the counts of Neuchâtel.[1]
1157/1162. Domdidier is mentioned in the form « Donno Desiderio ».[1]
1267. By this date at the latest, the lords of Montagny hold the village.[1]
14th century. A customs post is mentioned. At the end of the century the inhabitants are freed.[1]
1405. Domdidier passes to the counts of Savoy.[1]
1478. Sold to Fribourg, the village is attached to the bailiwick of Montagny.[1]
1514. Fribourg confirms the franchises, and again in 1569 and 1664.[1]
1536. Until the Reformation the parish also included Oleyres, and the bishop of Lausanne appointed its priest.[1]
1549. The commune adopts statutes.[1]
16th century. A bridge crosses the Broye, on the border between Vaud and Fribourg.[1]
1625. Jean de Fégely founds the first school.[1]
1714. Marie-Catherine Godel founds the chapel of Sainte-Anne, in the hamlet of Coppet.[2]
1798-1848. Domdidier belongs to the district of Avenches in 1798, to that of Montagny in 1803, then to that of Dompierre from 1830 to 1848.[1]
1837-1842. A new parish church, dedicated to Saint Desiderius, replaces the old one.[1][2]
1876. A station opens on the Palézieux-Lyss line.[1]
1960. From this year many companies settle in the municipality.[1]
2016. On 1 January Domdidier merges with Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy to form Belmont-Broye.[1][3]
Population of Domdidier
Sources and references: [1][3]
| 1811 | 565 |
| 1850 | 743 |
| 1920 | 1'048 |
| 1930 | 980 |
| 1960 | 1'159 |
| 2000 | 2'196 |
| 2013 | 2'936 |
Historic sites in Domdidier
Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Compassion. Regarded as the village's first church, rebuilt around 1100 and in 1489, it stands on the remains of a 5th-6th century church.[1][2]
Church of Saint-Didier. Built from 1837 to 1842, altered in 1948 and restored in 1967, it houses a pietà, a small baptismal font by Gaston Thévoz and liturgical furnishings by Yoki.[1][2]
Chapel of Sainte-Anne at Coppet. Founded in 1714 by Marie-Catherine Godel, it keeps a Baroque altarpiece and stained glass by Bruno Baeriswyl.[2]
Remains in Domdidier
Roman cemetery. Graves of the 1st and 2nd centuries and the remains of a mausoleum have been found at Domdidier.[1]
Beneath the chapel. The excavations of 1976 to 1980 at Notre-Dame-de-Compassion uncovered a medieval cemetery. The chapel is said to stand on an old Roman temple.[2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Domdidier » (Marianne Rolle, version du 26.09.2016)
- Unité pastorale Notre-Dame de Tours, « Paroisse de Notre-Dame du Belmont »
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-26 du 31 mars 2015 accompagnant le projet de loi relatif à la fusion des communes de Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles et Russy
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