Hauteville
Origin of the name Hauteville
The place appears around 1148, in a deed dated between 1145 and 1159, as « apud Altam villam ». In 1227 a « Jocelnus de Altaville », Jocelin de Hauteville, bears the village's name.[1]
Founding of Hauteville
Hauteville began as a monastic estate: from 1137 to 1232 the Premonstratensians of Humilimont kept a large farm here, with a barn and a chapel. The parish is mentioned in 1170. The village belonged to the lordship of Corbières, then to its bailiwick and its district. The municipality also includes the hamlets of Impart, Le Ru and Longemort.[1]
History of Hauteville
1137-1232. The Premonstratensians of Humilimont ran a large farm with a barn and a chapel.[1]
1170. The parish of Hauteville is mentioned.[1]
1553. The lordship of Corbières, to which Hauteville belonged, became a bailiwick.[1]
Around 1620. The church of Saint-Étienne was rebuilt on the site of the Premonstratensian chapel.[1]
1628-1630. Corbières separated from the parish of Hauteville.[1]
1637. The Carthusians of La Valsainte obtained citizenship of the commune.[1]
1745. A fire destroyed eleven houses.[1]
1783. A large farmhouse went up on the Route de l'Église. Xavier Schorderet owned it in 1818.[2]
1784. Hauteville obtained a court independent of that of Corbières.[1]
1803-1848. The village belonged to the district of Corbières.[1]
1848. The municipality joined the district of Gruyère.[1]
1948. The filling of the Lake of Gruyère submerged part of the municipality's land.[1]
1969. The Éditions du Parvis, a Catholic publishing house, settled in Hauteville.[1]
2000. Nearly three quarters of working residents worked outside the municipality.[1]
Population of Hauteville
Sources and references: [1][4]
| 1850 | 500 |
| 1900 | 533 |
| 1950 | 448 |
| 2000 | 464 |
| 2025 | 750 |
Historic sites in Hauteville
Church of Saint-Étienne. The parish church was rebuilt around 1620 on the site of the chapel of the Humilimont Premonstratensians.[1]
Schorderet farmhouse. This large farmhouse of 1783 has its living quarters under an upturned gable roof, with a panelled arched eave and panelled galleries. It is listed as cultural property of national importance.[2][3]
Remains in Hauteville
Early medieval cemetery. An early medieval cemetery has been identified within the municipality.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Hauteville » (Marianne Rolle, version du 07.04.2008)
- Inventaire PBC, fiche KGS 09974, « Ferme Schorderet », Hauteville (texte du Guide artistique de la Suisse, SHAS)
- Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : Liste cantonale Canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)
- 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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