Jeuss
Origin of the name Jeuss
The name appears in 1340 as « Juentes » (or « Jeuntes »), then « Juus » in 1432. The present form became established in the 16th century. It is of Gallo-Roman origin, but its meaning has not been explained.[1][2]
Founding of Jeuss
Jeuss is a street village on a south-facing gravel terrace between the Bibere and the Galm forest. Around 1363 it was perhaps part of the property of the counts of Thierstein, before passing to Fribourg in 1442. First attached to the Catholic parish of Gurmels, the inhabitants adopted the Reformation and joined the Reformed parish of Murten (Morat). Jeuss is now a village of the municipality of Murten (merger of 1 January 2016).[1][3]
History of Jeuss
1334. A forge is mentioned at Jeuss. The same year Petrus Mulcha buys 57 acres of arable land here.[1][2]
1339. During the Laupen war, men from Aarberg carry off some 80 head of cattle from the village.[2]
1340. The name is written « Juentes ».[1]
Around 1363. Jeuss perhaps belongs to the property of the counts of Thierstein.[1][2]
1442. The village passes to Fribourg.[1][2]
Reformation. Jeuss adopts the new faith and leaves the Catholic parish of Gurmels for the Reformed parish of Murten.[1][2]
1613. The tax rolls list five farms.[2]
1657. There are six houses and a barn.[2]
1691. The municipality builds a school.[1]
1719. An inn is recorded.[1]
1737-1738. The avoyer of Murten has the Galmgut built, a farm he leases out.[1]
1765. A fire, probably in December, destroys part of the village. In March 1766 the Council of Fribourg, together with Bern, gives an oak and four fir trees to the villagers who rebuild.[2]
1803-1848. Jeuss belongs to the district of Fribourg until 1830, then to the German district. In 1848 it joins the Lake district.[1]
1812. The village has twenty farms, all built of wood. Eleven have tiled roofs, the others are thatched.[2]
1833. The villagers put up the only granary in the village.[2]
After 1845. A cheese dairy opens at Jeuss.[1]
1859-1869. The new direct road from Murten to Fribourg leaves the village off the regional Murten-Gurmels route, on which it had stood until then. A Jeuss-Murten bus line later takes over.[1][2]
1907. The present school replaces the old building.[1]
2014. On 30 November Jeuss accepts the merger with Murten by 186 votes to 29. In a consultative vote on 3 March 2013, 81.5 % of those favouring a merger had preferred Murten, 12.8 % Gurmels.[3]
2016. On 1 January Jeuss joins the municipality of Murten together with Courlevon, Lurtigen and Salvenach.[1][3]
Population of Jeuss
Sources and references: [1][2]
| 1428 | 5 taxpayers (about 25 inhabitants) |
| 1558-1559 | 10 taxpayers (about 50 inhabitants) |
| 1811 | 125 |
| 1831 | 188 |
| 1850 | 195 |
| 1900 | 216 |
| 1910 | 248 |
| 1941 | 265 |
| 1950 | 262 |
| 2000 | 395 |
| 2010 | 416 |
| 2015 | 414 |
Historic sites in Jeuss
Galmgut. Estate built in 1737-1738 as a leased farm of the avoyer of Murten. In the early 21st century it housed a retirement home.[1]
Forge. Recorded from 1334, the Jeuss forge is one of the oldest country forges in the region.[1]
School. Building of 1907, successor to the school the municipality had built in 1691.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Jeuss » (Hermann Schöpfer, version du 27.05.2025)
- Commune de Murten, « Jeuss » (présentation des localités)
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-22 accompagnant le projet de loi relative à la fusion des communes de Courlevon, Jeuss, Lurtigen, Morat et Salvenach (16.03.2015)
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