La Grande et La Petite Coudre
Origin of the name La Grande et La Petite Coudre
The place name Coudre reportedly indicates that hazel trees originally grew here. No dated early mention of the name is known.
Founding of La Grande et La Petite Coudre
La Grande and La Petite Coudre form the smaller of the two enclaves of the municipality of Céligny, an area of about 60 hectares surrounded by Vaud land and crossed by the former Canal du Grenier. Céligny's boundaries were bitterly negotiated with Bern, which refused to give up the Bogis-Bossey corridor separating the Céligny enclave from that of Les Coudres. After an agreement of 1554 that did not end the clashes, the boundary act of 1726 left the Bossey corridor, a former possession of Bonmont Abbey, under Bernese and later Vaud authority: Les Coudres thus became a second enclave of Céligny. The area is occupied by two farm estates, La Petite Coudre, where a house is recorded in the early 18th century, and La Grande Coudre, shown on the cadastre of 1722.[1]
History of La Grande et La Petite Coudre
1554. An agreement with Bern sets 28 boundary stones around Céligny's territory, without ending the clashes.
Early 18th century. A house is recorded at La Petite Coudre.
1722. The cadastre shows at La Grande Coudre a house with barn, stable, cellar and wine press, owned by the Mandry family.
1726. The boundary act signed with Bern leaves the Bossey corridor under Bernese authority, making Les Coudres a second enclave of Céligny.[1]
1852. A new, more direct and easier-to-maintain road is laid out from the village of Céligny to Les Coudres.
1865. Date on a large vaulted cellar at La Grande Coudre.
Late 19th century. A shed is added to the farm building of La Petite Coudre.
1953. A Genevan law fixes the boundaries between the cantons of Vaud and Genève for the municipality of Céligny. It is amended in 1971 after the motorway is built.[1]
Historic sites in La Grande et La Petite Coudre
La Petite Coudre. Large, very elongated farm building under a single roof, extended in stages from a house recorded in the early 18th century and completed by a shed at the end of the 19th century.
La Grande Coudre. Estate that grew from a rural holding shown on the cadastre of 1722. Lakeside country house with a wooden gallery in Heimatstil style, vaulted cellar of 1865. The farm, still worked, keeps one of the last large Genevan dairy herds.
Canal du Grenier. Old canal, recorded in the 13th century, that crosses the territory of Les Coudres.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Céligny » (Catherine Santschi), version du 05.07.2005
- Commune de Céligny, « Bienvenue à Céligny » (brochure communale)
- geo.admin.ch, service de recherche de swisstopo (La Grande-Coudre et La Petite-Coudre, coordonnées)
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