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La Joux

Canton of Fribourg · District: Glâne · 354 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of La Joux, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Vuisternens-devant-Romont
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Origin of the name La Joux

La Joux is recorded in 1301 as « Jour », a form that remains unexplained.[1]

Founding of La Joux

La Joux is a village in the Glâne, close to the road between Romont and Bulle, long attached to the parish of Vuisternens-devant-Romont. It lives from livestock and fodder crops. In 1720 Jean Pittet and his wife funded a chaplaincy, and the chaplains took charge of teaching. In 2000 nearly half of the working population worked outside the village. La Joux is now part of the municipality of Vuisternens-devant-Romont (merger of 2003).[1]

History of La Joux

1301. The village appears as « Jour ».[1]

1536-1798. La Joux belongs to the Fribourg bailiwick of Rue.[1]

1720. Thanks to gifts from Jean Pittet and his wife, a chaplaincy is founded.[1]

1729. The chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is built.[1]

End of the 18th century. The chapel is enlarged.[1]

1798-1848. The municipality belongs to the district of Rue.[1]

1886. La Joux becomes a parish.[1]

1902-1905. A new church is built.[1]

2000. Nearly half of the working population are commuters.[1]

2002. On 8 May the assemblies of La Joux and seven neighbouring municipalities approve their merger by more than 70 %.[2]

2003. La Joux joins the municipality of Vuisternens-devant-Romont, created by a decree of the Grand Council of 17 September 2002.[1][4]

2023. On 1 January the parish of La Joux merges with that of Vuisternens-devant-Romont.[3]

Population of La Joux

Sources and references: [1]

Population of La Joux
1811338
1850421
1900458
1950391
2000354

Historic sites in La Joux

Church. Built from 1902 to 1905, after the parish was created in 1886.[1]

Chapel of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Built in 1729 following the foundation of the chaplaincy in 1720, and enlarged at the end of the 18th century.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Joux, La (FR) » (Marianne Rolle, version du 17.02.2009)
  2. Commune de Vuisternens-devant-Romont, « Histoire »
  3. Commune de Vuisternens-devant-Romont, « Commune »
  4. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »

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