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Granges (Veveyse)

Canton of Fribourg · District: Veveyse · 1'012 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Granges (Veveyse)

The name appears in 1134 in the Latin phrase « per campos Grangiarum », through the fields of the granges.[1]

Founding of Granges (Veveyse)

Granges lies on the northern slope of Mont-Pèlerin. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the lordship of Bossonnens and to the parish of Attalens. In 1134 Amédée de Blonay and his son, lords of Attalens and Bossonnens, gave the grange of Sâles to the Cistercians of Hautcrêt. The municipality later acquired this estate, known as the « abbaye de Sâles », in two stages, in 1563 and 1810.[1]

History of Granges (Veveyse)

Early Middle Ages. A Merovingian cemetery with slab-lined graves is laid out at the place called Beauregard.[1]

1134. Amédée de Blonay and his son give the grange of Sâles to the abbey of Hautcrêt.[1][5]

1306. By his will of 21 December Amédée d'Oron leaves the lordship of Bossonnens, with Granges and Cuassières, to his son Wuillerme.[5]

1453. Granges is one of the seven communities of the parish of Attalens.[4]

1536. The village comes under Fribourg rule and joins the bailiwick of Bossonnens.[1]

1563. Granges buys one half of the « abbaye de Sâles ».[1]

1615. Granges is attached to the bailiwick of Attalens.[1]

1651. The abbey of Hauterive acquires the other half of the Sâles estate.[1]

1798-1848. Granges belongs to the district of Châtel-Saint-Denis, then joins that of the Veveyse in 1848.[1]

1810. The municipality buys the second half of the « abbaye de Sâles ».[1]

Late 19th century. The old chapel of Saint-Nicolas is pulled down.[1]

1901. Granges gets a halt on the narrow-gauge Palézieux-Bulle line.[1]

1919-1920. Drainage works win 42 ha of farmland.[1]

1933. The present chapel, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, is built.[1][2]

1964. Sokymat SA is founded to wind electronic coils, and becomes a supplier of microprocessors.[1]

2004. The company produces 55 million chips.[1]

Population of Granges (Veveyse)

Sources and references: [1][6]

Population of Granges (Veveyse)
1811197
1850282
1900331
1950374
1980420
2000629
20251'012

Historic sites in Granges (Veveyse)

Chapel of Saint-Nicolas. Built in 1933 to replace the old chapel, it seats 200 and belongs to the parish of Attalens. It is listed in the inventory of cultural property (category B).[1][2][3]

Remains in Granges (Veveyse)

Beauregard cemetery. Merovingian slab-lined graves have been found at the place called Beauregard.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Granges (Veveyse) » (Marianne Rolle, version du 17.07.2007)
  2. Unité pastorale St-Denis, paroisse d'Attalens, « Chapelle de Granges »
  3. Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : Liste cantonale Canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)
  4. Unité pastorale St-Denis, paroisse d'Attalens, « Historique de la paroisse »
  5. Les vestiges de Bossonnens, « L'époque féodale »
  6. 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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