Illarsaz
Origin of the name Illarsaz
The name of Illarsaz, a village on the Rhône plain, has not yet been explained.
Founding of Illarsaz
Illarsaz forms the municipality of Collombey-Muraz together with Collombey-le-Grand, Collombey-le-Petit and Muraz. When the village came into being is unknown. At the end of the 18th century it shared with Collombey, Muraz and Les Neyres a portion of the common property of the former castellany of Monthey. The nearby SBB station bears the name Vionnaz-Illarsaz.[1][3][5]
History of Illarsaz
late 17th century. On the initiative of the parish priest of Muraz, Abbé Amédée Vaneri, a first chapel is built, paid for with Masses. This small building with a bell turret stands at a crossroads.[2]
1784. Land at Illarsaz is taken from the common property of the former castellany of Monthey. The burghers of Monthey will claim compensation for it.[3]
1787. Division of the common property of the former castellany before the Diet: the community of Collombey-Muraz-Illarsaz-Les Neyres receives nine and a half fortieths of the whole.[3]
1939-1945. A camp for interned soldiers is set up at Illarsaz during the Second World War.[1]
1961. Women of the village and their organist, Pierre Turin of Muraz, begin leading the services in the chapel.[4]
1964. The new chapel, built south of the hamlet to plans by the Zimmermann office, is blessed on 20 June. The old chapel is demolished in the 1960s.[2]
1967. Official founding of the Scola d'Illarsaz, which then has 5 to 8 members.[4]
1990-2006. The village's building stock grows strongly.[4]
2023. After almost two years of work, the fully rebuilt village square is handed back to residents.[5]
Historic sites in Illarsaz
Saint-Bernard chapel. Chapel dedicated to Saint Bernard of Mont-Joux (or of Menthon), a plain, elongated building with an open bell tower to the north-west. It holds an early Baroque altarpiece from the second half of the 17th century, a painting of the Annunciation that the arms of the de Riedmatten and Stockalper families date to around 1661-1662, and a painting of Saint Bernard signed by Emmanuel Chapelet and dated 1862.[2]
Mission cross. Granite cross dated 1900, south-west of the chapel.[2]
Village square. Fully rebuilt and extensively planted, it keeps the fountain and the shelter of the old square.[5]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Collombey-Muraz » (Alain Gallay et Bernard Monnet, version du 03.08.2005)
- L'Essentiel, magazine paroissial des secteurs Monthey et Haut-Lac, « Illarsaz : la chapelle Saint-Bernard de Mont-Joux (ou de Menthon) », octobre 2021
- Fr. Delacoste, « Rachat des servitudes grevant les domaines de l'ancienne châtellenie de Monthey » (Monthey, 1931), doc.rero.ch
- Commune de Collombey-Muraz, bulletin « Colombes et Muraille » n° 1:2007
- Commune de Collombey-Muraz, bulletin « Colombes et Muraille », mars 2023
- geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (coordonnées)
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