La Tine
Origin of the name La Tine
Name origin: the hamlet was formerly called « Cuves »; the name La Tine also designates the Sarine gorge in which it lies. The so-called « La Tine bridge » is in fact the « Cuves bridge », Cuves being the old name of the hamlets of Village Devant and Village Derrière. The etymology of these names is not explained by the sources consulted.
Founding of La Tine
La Tine is not a municipality: it is a hamlet of the municipality of Rossinière, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut; the municipality comprises Rossinière, the gorge and hamlet of La Tine, and scattered dwellings. No founding act is known. In the Middle Ages, Rossinière and Cuves (the old name of La Tine) formed a mayoralty dependent on the castellany of Œx, in the county of Gruyère. Exposed to the floods of the Sarine, the hamlet was moved to higher ground in 1702. It lies in one of the two gorges (La Tine and the Vanel) that close off the Pays-d'Enhaut, along the old road linking the Pays-d'Enhaut to the Intyamon valley via the Petite Chia.
History of La Tine
12th-13th century. The lord of Montsalvens holds Cuves (now La Tine), as well as Flendruz, Château-d'Œx, L'Etivaz and Rossinière, in the part of the county called Upper Gruyère.
1555-1798. The municipality of Rossinière, to which Cuves belongs, is part of the Bernese bailiwick of Gessenay (applies to the whole municipality).
17th century. The bridge over the Sarine at Cuves is still made of wood; it is later rebuilt in stone.
1702. Exposed to the floods of the Sarine, the hamlet of Cuves is moved to higher ground.
1733. Rebuilding of the Cuves bridge (known as La Tine bridge).
1745. Strengthening of the bridge.
1748. Their Excellencies of Bern have the royal road built, to which the bridge connects the hamlets.
1778. The bridge is restored, probably after a flood.
1785. Completion of the two-arched stone bridge; an armorial stone dated 1785, bearing the arms of Rossinière (a crane), adorns its downstream parapet.
1798-2006. The municipality of Rossinière, and with it La Tine, belongs to the district of Pays-d'Enhaut.
1998. The route of the old Bernese road between La Tine and the Petite Chia is documented by the Inventory of Historical Traffic Routes in Switzerland (IVS) as an object of national importance (status of March 1998).
2027-2028. Planned renewal of La Tine station, on the Montreux-Zweisimmen line, outside the winter period.
Historic sites in La Tine
La Tine bridge (Cuves bridge). Humpbacked stone bridge with two arches over the Sarine, completed in 1785 after works in 1733, 1745 and 1778. Its downstream parapet bears an armorial stone with the crane of Rossinière dated 1785. It has been called « plus majestueux des vieux ponts du Pays de Vaud ».
La Tine gorge. One of the two gorges, together with that of the Vanel, that close off the valley of the Pays-d'Enhaut; for centuries the valley had only poor routes to the outside.
La Tine station. Station of the municipality of Rossinière on the Montreux-Zweisimmen line, whose renewal is planned from 2027 to 2028.
Remains in La Tine
Old Bernese road La Tine - Petite Chia. Old route linking the hamlets of Village Devant and Village Derrière to the Petite Chia, on the Fribourg border, with sunken and embanked sections; it is listed by the IVS as a historical traffic route of national importance.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Pierre-Yves Favez, « Rossinière », version du 16.11.2010
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Lucienne Hubler, « Pays-d'Enhaut », version du 04.01.2011
- Inventaire des voies de communication historiques de la Suisse (IVS), « VD 15.1.3 La Tine - Petite Chia »
- Parcs suisses, « La Tine bridge », Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
- Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut, Vias du fromage, « Rossinière-La Tine »
- Commune de Rossinière, « Dossier d'approbation des plans, gare de la Tine et voie de garage au Lanciau »
- Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
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