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Fiaugères

Canton of Fribourg · District: Veveyse · 173 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Fiaugères, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Saint-Martin
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Origin of the name Fiaugères

Fiaugères is recorded around 1150 as "Felgeria", then in 1273 as "Fiougiere". In 1488 the form "Villa dou bos es fyougires" appears. The meaning of the name has not been explained.[1]

Founding of Fiaugères

Fiaugères is a scattered settlement on the north side of the Mionnaz valley, north-east of Oron-la-Ville, on the Lausanne-Bulle road. The village enters history through the cartulary of the Cistercian abbey of Hautcrêt, whose monks kept a mill there. In the Middle Ages it depended on the lordship of Oron. Fiaugères has remained rural. It is now part of the municipality of Saint-Martin (merger of 2004).[1]

History of Fiaugères

1150. Around 1150 the cartulary of the abbey of Hautcrêt mentions the village as "Felgeria".[1]

1273. The monks of Hautcrêt own a mill in Fiaugères.[1]

1432. The Duke of Savoy acquires the tithe, which then changes hands several times.[1]

1542. Fribourg buys the tithe. Fiaugères is incorporated into the bailiwick, later the district, of Rue.[1]

1702. The government ratifies the municipality's statutes.[1]

1763. Besencens, which until then had formed a single municipality with Fiaugères, breaks away.[1][2]

1848. Fiaugères is attached to the Veveyse district.[1]

2004. On 1 January Fiaugères merges with Besencens and Saint-Martin into the municipality of Saint-Martin, of which it becomes a locality.[1][3]

Population of Fiaugères

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Fiaugères
1811187
1850251
1900279
1950296
2000173

Historic sites in Fiaugères

Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. Built in 1884, the village chapel is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and belongs to the parish of Saint-Martin.[1]

Fiaugères peat bogs. The Fiaugères peat bogs now host a VITA fitness trail.[4]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Fiaugères » (Jean-Claude Vial, version du 05.10.2016)
  2. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Besencens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 27.09.2016, texte allemand)
  3. Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, décret du 12 septembre 2003 relatif à la fusion des communes de Besencens, Fiaugères et Saint-Martin (ROF 2003_117, version allemande)
  4. Commune de Saint-Martin (FR), brochure de présentation de la commune

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