Les Combes (Nods)
Origin of the name Les Combes (Nods)
The hamlet also appears as Combes de Nods and La Combe-de-Nods. Neither this name nor that of La Praye has been explained.[2]
Founding of Les Combes (Nods)
Les Combes and La Praye are the two hamlets of the municipality of Nods, on the Plateau de Diesse at the foot of the Chasseral. Their origin is not dated, and their known history begins in the 19th century with the farm of La Praye and the school of Les Combes.[1][2]
History of Les Combes (Nods)
1255. Nods, to which Les Combes and La Praye belong, appears as "Nos".[1]
1708. Nods, until then a daughter church of Diesse, becomes a parish.[1]
1815. After the French period, Nods and its hamlets pass to the canton of Bern.[1]
1882. On 14 December the farm of La Praye burns down.[2]
1896. The school of Les Combes is founded on 29 September.[2]
1926. A postbus links Nods with Lamboing and La Neuveville.[1]
1954. On 17 November the school of La Combe-de-Nods receives a grant of 75'628 francs.[2]
1963-1993. A chairlift links Nods with the Chasseral.[1]
1976. On 9 June the pond of La Praye is placed under protection.[2][3]
1986. A grant of 542'000 francs is made for the water supply of the Combes de Nods.[2]
Historic sites in Les Combes (Nods)
La Praye pond. Nature reserve protected since 1976, near the hamlet of La Praye.[2][3]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Nods » (Frédy Dubois, version du 16.11.2010)
- Chronologie jurassienne, « Nods »
- Commune de Nods, « Tourisme » (curiosités)
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