La Tour-de-Trême
Origin of the name La Tour-de-Trême
The river appears in 1195/1196 under the name « Trema ». The place is called « Turrem de Trema » in 1271, and its old German name is « Zum Turm ».[1]
Founding of La Tour-de-Trême
The counts of Gruyère founded La Tour-de-Trême as an outpost at the entrance to Lower Gruyère, on the right bank of the Trême, where the roads to the Intyamon and the Charmey valley cross. The river marked the border with Bulle, then held by the bishop of Lausanne. A fortified borough and a castle stood here, and a new town with a concentric plan was built between 1310 and 1328. The land rises from about 730 to 1300 m and long lived from alpine farming. La Tour-de-Trême is now part of the municipality of Bulle (merger of 2006).[1]
History of La Tour-de-Trême
1271. The place appears under the name « Turrem de Trema ».[1]
1310-1328. A new town with a concentric plan is built.[1]
1336. The castellany is established and attached to the banner of Gruyère. It covers Le Pâquier, the Albergeux and the Carys.[1]
1349. During the wars of Everdes the fortified borough and the castle are destroyed.[1]
1396. Rudolf IV of Gruyère confirms the franchises of Moudon for the town.[1]
1439. A first chapel, dedicated to the Holy Trinity and Saint Denis, is consecrated.[1]
1451. A mill, a sawmill and a stamping mill are recorded.[1]
1555. After the bankruptcy of Count Michel of Gruyère, the town, with 225 inhabitants, passes to Fribourg. It belongs to the bailiwick of Gruyères until 1798.[1]
1603. Until then dependent on Gruyères, La Tour-de-Trême becomes a parish, and its chapel is enlarged.[1]
1635. The chapel of La Mottaz is built in honour of Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian.[1]
1798-1848. The municipality belongs to the district of Bulle until 1847, then to the district of Gruyère.[1]
1827. Le Pâquier separates from La Tour-de-Trême.[1]
1852. After the general fire, the Council of State requires the houses to be aligned along the cantonal road. Other fires had struck the town in 1602/1603, 1779 and 1807, and another follows in 1856.[1]
1874-1876. The old chapel is demolished and replaced by the neo-Gothic church of Saint Joseph.[1]
1903. The Bulle-Montbovon line serves La Tour-de-Trême, joined in 1912 by the Bulle-Broc line.[1]
1904-1905. The primary school for girls and boys is built in the Heimatstil style.[1]
1907-1947. Nestlé runs a crate factory in the town.[1]
1911-1919. The Trême is embanked.[1]
2004. La Tour-de-Trême receives the second lower-secondary school (cycle d'orientation) of the Gruyère.[1]
2006. The municipality merges with Bulle.[1]
Population of La Tour-de-Trême
Sources and references: [1]
| 1555 | 225 |
| 1799 | 450 |
| 1850 | 593 |
| 1900 | 1'063 |
| 1950 | 1'646 |
| 2000 | 3'303 |
Historic sites in La Tour-de-Trême
Tower of the castle of the counts of Gruyère. This square tower is all that remains of the castle destroyed in 1349. It is on the inventory of cultural property (category B).[1][2]
Church of Saint Joseph. Neo-Gothic parish church built in 1874-1876, on the inventory of cultural property (category B).[1][2]
Maison des Terreaux. The house known as the « Grande Maison » Pettolaz is on the inventory of cultural property (category B).[2]
Chapel of La Mottaz. Built in 1635 and rebuilt in 1789, it is dedicated to Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian.[1]
Chapel des Clés. On the path to the Moléson, it dates from 1955.[1]
Remains in La Tour-de-Trême
From prehistory to the early Iron Age. Finds include a Mesolithic camp (9700-5500 BC), Early Bronze Age graves (1800-1700 BC), traces of Late Bronze Age settlement (1100-800 BC) and Hallstatt graves (600-550 BC).[1]
Roman villa and cemeteries. A Roman villa and a stretch of Roman road date from the 1st to the 3rd century AD. A Merovingian cemetery (6th-8th century) followed, then a medieval cemetery and building (10th-13th century). The site of À la Lêvra, with a Gallo-Roman villa and a medieval cemetery, is listed as a cultural property of national importance.[1][2]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Tour-de-Trême, La » (Carmen Buchillier, François Rime, version du 05.12.2014)
- Office fédéral de la protection de la population, « Révision Inventaire PBC 2021 : Liste cantonale Canton de FR » (état au 1.1.2026)
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