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Filet

Canton of Valais · District: Östlich Raron · 152 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Filet, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Mörel-Filet
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Origin of the name Filet

In the Middle Ages the place was known as « Gifrisch ». The oldest recorded form is « Gifris » in 1374, and a « villagium » is mentioned in 1494. No explanation has yet been found for this name.[1]

Founding of Filet

Filet originally formed a joint holding (Geteilschaft) with Mörel and Bister before becoming independent. Until 1798 it formed, together with Bister, a quarter of Mörel-Grengiols in the tithing of Raron. A village in the Middle Ages, it lay on the left-bank road leading towards Goms. The Gifrisch bridge is first mentioned in 1544. The community adopted regulations on the Gifrisch stream (1477), the forest (1519 and 1818), citizenship rights (1706) and the Tunetsch alp (around 1728), as well as municipal statutes in 1699 and 1760. The burgher house was sold in 1816. It is a scattered settlement of isolated farms and hamlets, including Pfäwi, Massolter and Halte, on both sides of the Rhône. A plan to merge with Mörel and Bister failed in 1875-1877. Filet still belongs to the parish of Mörel. It is now part of the municipality of Mörel-Filet (merger of 1 January 2009 with Mörel).[1][2]

History of Filet

1374. Oldest known form of the name: « Gifris ».[1]

1477. Regulation on the Gifrisch stream (Gifrischbach).[1]

1494. The place is mentioned as a « villagium ».[1]

1519. Forest regulation, renewed in 1818.[1]

1544. First mention of the Gifrisch bridge.[1]

1699. Municipal statutes, followed by others in 1760.[1]

1706. Regulation on citizenship rights.[1]

around 1728. Regulation on the Tunetsch alp.[1]

1798. End of the Ancien Régime. Until then Filet formed, with Bister, a quarter of Mörel-Grengiols in the tithing of Raron.[1]

1816. Sale of the burgher house.[1]

1875-1877. A plan to merge with Mörel and Bister fails.[1]

2009. On 1 January, merger with Mörel into the new municipality of Mörel-Filet.[1][2]

Population of Filet

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Filet
1850100 inhabitants
1900120 inhabitants
1910140 inhabitants
1950108 inhabitants
198085 inhabitants
2000152 inhabitants

Historic sites in Filet

Gifrisch bridge. Bridge first mentioned in 1544, on the left-bank road of the Rhône leading towards Goms.[1]

Tunetsch alp. Alp that was the subject of a regulation around 1728.[1]

Sources

  1. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Filet » (Philipp Kalbermatter, version du 04.01.2017, version allemande)
  2. Office fédéral de la statistique, Répertoire officiel des communes, mutation n° 2758 (01.01.2009)
  3. geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (coordonnées)

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