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Dompierre (FR)

Canton of Fribourg · District: Broye · 937 inhabitants (2013, former municipality of Dompierre, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Belmont-Broye
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Origin of the name Dompierre (FR)

The village is recorded in 1137 in the form « Donperre ». Until the 18th century it was called Dompierre-le-Petit, as opposed to Dompierre-le-Grand, today's Carignan. Its church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.[1]

Founding of Dompierre (FR)

Dompierre appears very early in the written record: in 587 Bishop Marius gave the church of Payerne property in the village, and the parish, which also includes Russy, may go back to the 6th century. In 1175 the church and the hospital of the place were assigned to the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne. The village then came under the lords of Montagny, later Savoy and Fribourg. Its farmers grow a variety of crops, including sugar beet and tobacco, and raise livestock. Dompierre is now part of the municipality of Belmont-Broye (merger of 2016).[1][3]

History of Dompierre (FR)

6th century. The parish, which takes in Russy, may date back to this period.[1]

587. Bishop Marius endows the church of Payerne with property at Dompierre.[1]

1137. The name appears in the form « Donperre ».[1]

1175. Bishop Landri de Durnes assigns the church and hospital of Dompierre to the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne.[1]

Before 1267. The lords of Montagny hold the village.[1]

1405. Dompierre comes under the rule of Savoy.[1]

1478. Now part of Fribourg, the village is attached to the bailiwick of Montagny.[1]

1525. A new church is built. Its walls will later carry the present church.[1][2]

1798-1848. Dompierre belongs to the district of Avenches in 1798, to that of Montagny in 1803, then to the district of Dompierre from 1830 to 1848.[1]

1868-1869. The church of Saints Peter and Paul is built on the walls of the old one (or 1867-1869).[1][2]

1876. A station opens on the Palézieux-Lyss line.[1]

1880. The municipality is placed under administration.[1]

2016. On 1 January Dompierre merges with Domdidier, Léchelles and Russy to form Belmont-Broye.[1][3]

Population of Dompierre (FR)

Sources and references: [1][3]

Population of Dompierre (FR)
1811288
1850431
1900544
1950609
1970485
2000587
2013937

Historic sites in Dompierre (FR)

Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Built in 1868-1869 on the walls of the church of 1525 and renovated in 1958-1959, 2006 and 2016, it holds frescoes by Yoki and statues of Saint Nicholas of Myra and of Pope Saint Sylvester.[1][2]

Remains in Dompierre (FR)

Medieval hospital. Dompierre had a hospital in 1175, when Bishop Landri de Durnes assigned it, together with the church, to the priory of Saint-Maire in Lausanne.[1]

Church of 1525. The church built in 1525 has disappeared, but its walls carry the building of 1868-1869.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Dompierre (FR) » (Marianne Rolle, version du 26.09.2016)
  2. Unité pastorale Notre-Dame de Tours, « Paroisse de Notre-Dame du Belmont »
  3. 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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