Martherenges
Origin of the name Martherenges
The name Martherenges is first attested in the 15th century. According to the official website of the municipality of Montanaire, the first written mention is said to date precisely from 1412 (to be cross-checked). The exact origin of the place name (the etymology of the word itself) is not documented in the sources consulted.
Founding of Martherenges
No founder or founding act is known for Martherenges: it is a rural hamlet that emerged gradually in the Middle Ages in the Gros-de-Vaud. In the 14th century, a certain Pierre Girard, a burgher of Moudon, owned an estate in this territory. In 1433, three inhabitants of the place belonged to a certain Nycod, who freed them in 1447. This Nycod's daughter married Henri de Praroman, which passed the lordship of the place to the de Praroman family, who held it for around three centuries. The lordship formed a metralie with its own justice, with the exception of the right of high justice (capital punishment).
History of Martherenges
14th century. A certain Pierre Girard, a burgher of Moudon, owns an estate in the territory of Martherenges.
1412. First known written mention of the place, according to the official website of the municipality of Montanaire (to be cross-checked).
1433. Three inhabitants of Martherenges belong to a certain Nycod.
1447. Nycod frees these three inhabitants.
15th century. Nycod's daughter marries Henri de Praroman; the lordship of Martherenges thus passes to the de Praroman family, who hold it for nearly three centuries. The lordship forms a metralie with its own justice, with the exception of the right of high justice.
1536-1798. Under Bernese rule, Martherenges is dependent on the bailiwick of Moudon.
1798-2007. Martherenges is part of the district of Moudon.
1884. A joint dairy cooperative is founded with the neighbouring village of Chapelle-sur-Moudon.
10 February 1925. The municipality adopts its official coat of arms by cantonal decree. For lack of a notable historical event specific to the village, the coat of arms simply takes up the tinctures of Moudon, the district capital, with the village's initial superimposed on it.
1935. According to the official website of the municipality of Montanaire, the citizens of Martherenges unanimously vote (23 votes out of 23) for a law on military organization, which earns the village a visit from Colonel Henri Guisan, then commander-in-chief of the Swiss army (to be cross-checked).
2008. In the reorganization of Vaud districts, Martherenges is attached to the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
1 January 2013. Martherenges merges with the municipalities of Chanéaz, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges and Thierrens to form the new municipality of Montanaire, ending its existence as an independent municipality.
Population of Martherenges
| 1690 | 10 hearths (households) |
| 1722 | 18 hearths (households) |
| 1798 | 70 |
| 1850 | 94 |
| 1880 | 74 |
| 1900 | 83 |
| 1910 | 102 |
| 1950 | 61 |
| 1980 | 53 |
| 2000 | 71 |
| 2010 | 77 |
| 2021 | 91 |
Historic sites in Martherenges
The agricultural plateau of Martherenges. The village occupies a small plateau of about 83 hectares, at an altitude of 767 metres, overlooking the Broye valley. Still essentially agricultural, it still counted several farms at the time of the 2013 merger.
The municipal coat of arms (1925). For lack of a notable historical episode specific to the village, the coat of arms adopted in 1925 simply takes up the tinctures of Moudon, the district capital on which Martherenges formerly depended, with the village's initial superimposed on it.
The joint dairy with Chapelle-sur-Moudon (1884). A dairy cooperative founded in 1884 jointly with the neighbouring village of Chapelle-sur-Moudon long structured the economic life of the hamlet, marked by dairy farming and fruit growing.
Remains in Martherenges
No archaeological remains recorded in the available sources. The sources consulted mention no archaeological remains nor any protected monument specific to Martherenges. This lack of documentation does not necessarily mean an absence of remains, but reflects the lack of data currently accessible.
Sources
- Jean-Jacques Bouquet, "Martherenges", Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (DHS), version du 04.01.2017
- Wikipédia, article "Martherenges"
- Commune de Montanaire, "Les 9 villages qui forment Montanaire"
- Wikipédia, article "Montanaire"
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