La Rougève
Origin of the name La Rougève
The village appears in 1256 in the Latin form « Rubea aqua ». Since 1771 the Protestant part of the old settlement has borne the related name La Rogivue.[1]
Founding of La Rougève
La Rougève is a village of the Veveyse, next to Semsales. In the 13th century the abbey of Hautcrêt collected the tithe here. In 1300 the village and its lordship passed to Amédée d'Oron, lord of Bossonnens. The Catholics of the place belong to the parish of Saint-Martin. At the start of the 21st century most inhabitants still lived from farming and crafts, and peat was cut in the surrounding marshes. La Rougève is now part of the municipality of Semsales (merger of 1968).[1][4]
History of La Rougève
1256. The abbey of Hautcrêt receives the tithe of « Rubea aqua ».[1]
1300. Amédée d'Oron-Bossonnens acquires the lordship and the village, together with Remaufens.[1][4]
1453. La Rougève is one of the seven communities of the parish of Attalens, with Attalens, Bossonnens, Granges, Remaufens, Jongny and Maracon.[3]
1536. Fribourg takes over the region, and the village belongs to the bailiwick of Attalens until 1798. The same year La Rougève leaves the parish of Attalens, as do Jongny and Maracon.[1][3]
1771. The Catholics, attached to the parish of Saint-Martin, separate from the Protestant part of the village, which takes the name La Rogivue.[1]
1798-1830. La Rougève moves from one district to another: Rue from 1798 to 1803, Châtel-Saint-Denis from 1803 to 1815, Rue again from 1815 to 1830.[1]
1830-1848. The village returns to the district of Châtel-Saint-Denis, then joins the district of the Veveyse in 1848.[1]
1968. La Rougève merges with Semsales.[1][2]
Population of La Rougève
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 72 |
| 1850 | 88 |
| 1900 | 72 |
| 1950 | 66 |
| 1960 | 62 |
Historic sites in La Rougève
The marshes. The marshes around the village have supplied peat.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Rougève, La » (Jean-Claude Vial, version du 25.05.2012)
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Semsales » (Jean-Claude Vial, version du 23.11.2011)
- Unité pastorale St-Denis, paroisse d'Attalens, « Historique de la paroisse »
- Les vestiges de Bossonnens, « L'époque féodale »
Other villages near La Rougève
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