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Les Tavernes

Canton of Vaud · District: Lavaux-Oron · 130 (last census before the 2012 merger)
Part of the municipality of Oron
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Origin of the name Les Tavernes

The name Les Tavernes derives from the medieval Latin «tabernae», which referred to inns or establishments serving wine, situated along a route linking the Lavaux region to Lausanne. Two versions of the account circulate regarding the precise circumstances: according to one, the place is said to have been called «Froideville» until the 16th century, before a tavern right granted in 1542 by the Bernese authorities to the keepers of a local inn changed its name; according to another version, an establishment of this kind is said to have been founded as early as the 14th century near the abbey of Haut-Crêt, around which the hamlet then developed. These two accounts could not be cross-checked with certainty and thus remain to be cross-checked.

Founding of Les Tavernes

Les Tavernes developed as a small rural hamlet along a path linking the Lake Geneva region of Lavaux to the city of Lausanne, in the hills overlooking the Broye valley. A local tradition, to be cross-checked, associates the origin of the place with its proximity to the Cistercian abbey of Haut-Crêt. After the Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud in 1536, the territory was administratively attached to the bailiwick of Oron under the Ancien Régime. Les Tavernes then became an independent municipality of the canton of Vaud at the creation of the modern Vaud state, a status it retained until 1 January 2012.

History of Les Tavernes

1536. The Pays de Vaud comes under Bernese rule following the Bernese conquest; the territory of present-day Les Tavernes is attached to the bailiwick of Oron.

1542. According to one source, a tavern right is granted by the Bernese authorities to the keepers of an establishment located on the road linking Lavaux to Lausanne, which is said to have given the place its current name, until then called Froideville. Information to be cross-checked, as another version places the origin of the founding establishment in the 14th century.

1798-1803. During the Helvetic period, the region is attached to the canton of Léman, before the founding of the canton of Vaud and its entry into the Swiss Confederation in 1803. The precise administrative detail specific to Les Tavernes during this particular period is to be cross-checked.

19th-20th century. Les Tavernes remains one of the smallest municipalities in the canton of Vaud, essentially agricultural in character (livestock farming and crops), with no public transport service of its own. Its population declines over part of the 20th century before stabilizing.

2006. Remains attributed to the former Cistercian abbey of Haut-Crêt are uncovered on the municipal territory; the site is listed as a Swiss cultural property of national importance.

2010. On 28 November 2010, the population of the ten municipalities concerned, including Les Tavernes, accepts the merger project creating the new municipality of Oron. The precise approval rate (to be cross-checked) is said to have been around 78% of votes.

2012. On 1 January 2012, Les Tavernes merges with Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Écoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye to form the new municipality of Oron, ending its existence as an independent municipality.

Population of Les Tavernes

Population of Les Tavernes
1900137 (to be cross-checked)
1990101 (to be cross-checked)
2010130

Historic sites in Les Tavernes

Site of the former abbey of Haut-Crêt. Remains attributed to the Cistercian abbey of Haut-Crêt were uncovered in 2006 on the historic territory of Les Tavernes. The site is listed as a Swiss cultural property of national importance. The precise details of the abbey's founding and extent remain to be cross-checked.

Village core of Les Tavernes. A small hamlet structured around a historic route linking the Lavaux region to Lausanne, about two kilometres south-west of Oron-la-Ville, in a landscape of molasse hills overlooking the upper Broye valley.

Remains in Les Tavernes

Remains of the abbey of Haut-Crêt. Structures attributed to the former Cistercian abbey of Haut-Crêt were discovered in 2006 on the historic municipal territory of Les Tavernes. Their exact dating, extent and detailed history remain to be documented and cross-checked.

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