Ferpicloz
Origin of the name Ferpicloz
The village is recorded in 1270 in the form « Ferpecles ». Its old German name was Pichlen. The name itself remains unexplained.[1]
Founding of Ferpicloz
Ferpicloz lies on the road from Fribourg to Bulle and includes part of the hamlet of Le Mouret, where a Roman villa with baths was occupied from the 1st to the 4th century. In the 13th century the Maggenberg family held land here in fief, and the lords of Montagny and Avenches also owned property. The village belongs to the parish of Ependes. It long lived from its tile works, then from dairying and fodder crops, before becoming residential thanks to the nearness of Fribourg.[1]
History of Ferpicloz
1270. First mention, in the form « Ferpecles ». The Maggenberg family grant land in fief to Rodolphe de Marly.[1]
1366. The tithe passes to the great hospital of Fribourg.[1]
15th century. Ferpicloz belongs to the Old Lands of Fribourg, until 1798.[1]
1626. A plan for a tile works is put before the Fribourg Council.[1]
1630. The tile works starts production. It will run until 1971.[1]
1771. The commune adopts statutes. Further ones follow in 1795.[1]
1798. Ferpicloz is attached to the district of La Roche, then from 1803 to 1848 to that of Fribourg.[1]
1830. Excavation of the Roman villa at Le Mouret begins.[1]
1865. A free Reformed school opens at Le Mouret.[1]
1895. The tile works takes off and drives the economic growth of the village.[1]
1917. Producers found a dairy cooperative.[1]
Second World War. Peat is cut in the commune.[1]
Population of Ferpicloz
Sources and references: [1][2]
| 1811 | 76 |
| 1850 | 118 |
| 1900 | 132 |
| 1950 | 150 |
| 2000 | 183 |
| 2025 | 242 |
Historic sites in Ferpicloz
Le Mouret. Part of the hamlet of Le Mouret belongs to Ferpicloz. A free Reformed school opened there in 1865.[1]
Remains in Ferpicloz
Roman villa of Le Mouret. A villa with baths, occupied from the 1st to the 4th century. Excavations began in 1830.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Ferpicloz » (Marianne Rolle, version du 27.07.2004)
- Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025
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