Jongny

Origin of the name Jongny

Name origin: the village is mentioned between 1168 and 1180 in the form « Iaunie ». The -y ending of the present name is linked to an origin dating back to Roman times, but the precise etymology is not explained by the sources consulted (to be cross-checked).

Founding of Jongny

The sources consulted say neither when nor by whom the village was founded. Jongny appears at the end of the 12th century as a village of the large parish or community of Corsier, land of the bishop of Lausanne until 1536, and was a fief of the Blonay family. An early medieval cemetery, on the site of the later Saint-Laurent chapel, shows that the place was occupied well before its first written mention. A farming and wine-growing village, Jongny only became a fully autonomous commune when the parish of Corsier was divided in 1816.

History of Jongny

Early Middle Ages. A cemetery occupies the site where the Saint-Laurent chapel will later be built.

1168-1180. First written mention of the village in the form « Iaunie ».

1300. The Saint-Laurent chapel, dependent on the church of Corsier, is recorded.

1536. End of the bishop of Lausanne's lordship over the community of Corsier; under Bernese rule, Jongny belongs to the bailiwick of Lausanne. The village sends one councillor to the Council of Twelve and two to the Council of Twenty-Four of the community.

1798. The commune is attached to the district of Vevey, to which it belongs until 2006.

1816. When the parish of Corsier is divided, Jongny and Chardonne claim their autonomy, while Corsier and Corseaux favour continuing the parish community.

1833. Jongny is attached to the parish of Chardonne.

1836. A sawmill starts operating; it will run until 1966.

19th century. The Saint-Laurent chapel is deconsecrated.

1893. A school is built, with a room for the communal authorities.

1903. The village tile works is abandoned.

1912. A railway project meant to link Vevey to Thun via Jongny and Bulle is abandoned.

1930. The Hôtel du Léman is built on the plot of the former Saint-Laurent chapel.

1966. The sawmill closes.

2006. Jongny becomes part of the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut.

2014. The commune's fire service is integrated into the SDIS Riviera.

Population of Jongny

Population of Jongny

1764	111
1798	156
1850	279
1950	338
1980	761
2000	1'286
2022	1'842
2025	1'917

Historic sites in Jongny

Former school of 1893 (old collège). Built in 1893, the school also included a room for the communal authorities; the old collège of Jongny is one of the village's landmark buildings.

Site of the Saint-Laurent chapel and Hôtel du Léman. The Saint-Laurent chapel, recorded from 1300 and dependent on the church of Corsier, was deconsecrated in the 19th century. In 1930 the Hôtel du Léman was built on the plot; it was renovated in the early 1990s and run by the Coop cooperative society.

Remains in Jongny

Early medieval cemetery. The Saint-Laurent chapel had been built on the site of an early medieval cemetery, the oldest known evidence of occupation of the place.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Jongny »
• Wikipédia, « Jongny »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Jongny

• Corsier-sur-Vevey (VD)
• Le Mont-Pèlerin (VD)
• Chardonne (VD)
• Fenil-sur-Corsier (VD)
• Corseaux (VD)