Dompierre

Origin of the name Dompierre

First mentioned in 1228 as «Donperro». The name points to an ancient origin (6th-7th century); it is said to come from the Latin «Dominus Petrus», «Lord Peter», that is Saint Peter (etymology to be cross-checked).

Founding of Dompierre

No source consulted describes a founding act or names a founder. The form of the name points to an ancient origin, in the 6th-7th century. In the Middle Ages, members of a Dompierre family, most of them described as knights, appear in documents from the 12th to the 15th century, and the chapter of Lausanne collected the tithe of the place until the 16th century, having received it from Bishop Marius.

History of Dompierre

6th-7th century. Probable origin of the locality, judging by the form of its name.

12th century. A church dedicated to Notre-Dame exists; members of the Dompierre family, mostly knights, appear in documents until the 15th century.

1228. First mention, as «Donperro»; Dompierre is already a parish.

until the 16th century. The chapter of Lausanne collects the tithe, which had been given to it by Bishop Marius.

1536-1798. Under Bernese rule, Dompierre belongs to the bailiwick of Moudon and falls under the castellany court of Lucens; at the Reformation the medieval parsonage is sold.

1752. Construction of a new parsonage.

1798. Dompierre belongs to the district of Moudon, until 2007.

1839. Construction of the present church on the site of the church of Notre-Dame.

1889. The village youth founds a reading circle, Le Progrès.

1975. Remains of walls found on the site of the church bear witness to a building older than the 12th-century church.

2000. The municipality has remained agricultural, with a few craft businesses, but more than half of the working population works outside the municipality.

2008. Dompierre becomes part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

Population of Dompierre

Population of Dompierre

1764	146
1798	175
1850	371
1900	339
1910	342
1950	278
1980	183
2000	246
2025	242 (municipality)

Historic sites in Dompierre

The church. Built in 1839 on the site of the 12th-century church of Notre-Dame; remains of walls found in 1975 bear witness to an even older building.

The parsonage. As the medieval parsonage had been sold at the Reformation, a new parsonage was built in 1752.

The hamlet of Les Granges. Besides the village, the municipality includes the hamlet of Les Granges.

Remains in Dompierre

Walls of an earlier building. During excavations in 1975, remains of walls were found on the site of the church; they bear witness to a building older than the 12th-century church of Notre-Dame.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Dompierre (VD) »
• Wikipédia, « Dompierre (Vaud) »
• Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Dompierre

• Villars-Bramard (VD)
• Cerniaz (VD)
• Seigneux (VD)
• Prévonloup (VD)
• Curtilles (VD)