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Guévaux

Canton of Fribourg · District: Lac · Hamlet in the municipality of Mont-Vully (Fribourg part)
Part of the municipality of Mont-Vully
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Origin of the name Guévaux

The hamlet appears in 1240 as « Govel ».[1]

Founding of Guévaux

Guévaux is a hamlet on the north shore of Lake Murten, made up of two mansions and two winegrowers' houses. In the early 14th century it was divided between the lordship of Cudrefin and that of Lugnorre, and the border between Vaud and Fribourg still cuts through it. This entry covers the Fribourg part, which belonged to the former municipality of Haut-Vully and has been part of Mont-Vully since 2016. The Vaud part belonged to the municipality of Mur, now in Vully-les-Lacs. The two mansions were built in the 18th century by two bailiffs of the Kilchberger family.[1]

History of Guévaux

1240. First mention of the hamlet, as « Govel ».[1]

Early 14th century. Guévaux is divided between the lordships of Cudrefin and Lugnorre.[1]

1742. Jean Bernard Kilchberger, bailiff of Saint-Jean, has the Les Rondas mansion built on the Fribourg side.[1][2]

1747. On the Vaud side, Nicolas Kilchberger, bailiff of Avenches, builds a mansion in turn.[1]

Around 1760. The road is moved north of the properties, and the outbuildings of Les Rondas are built.[1]

1818-1832. The hamlet's brewery, recorded in the 18th century, is turned into a paper mill.[1]

1825. The Vaud house is bought by Auguste Roulet, of Neuchâtel. In 1880 it passes to the Rivier family.[1]

2016. With the former municipality of Haut-Vully, the Fribourg part of the hamlet becomes part of Mont-Vully.[1]

Historic sites in Guévaux

Les Rondas. Mansion built in 1742 by Jean Bernard Kilchberger, with outbuildings from around 1760. Listed as cultural property of national importance as the Les Rondas winegrower's house.[1][2]

Vaud mansion. House built in 1747 by Nicolas Kilchberger, across the cantonal border.[1]

Remains in Guévaux

Mur-Chenevières de Guévaux I lakeside settlement. On the Vaud side, this lakeside settlement is one of the 56 Swiss sites on the Unesco World Heritage list, and one of the few on Lake Murten dating back to the Early Bronze Age.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Guévaux » (Gilbert Marion), version du 03.04.2019
  2. Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : liste cantonale, canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)

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