Montet (Glâne)
Origin of the name Montet (Glâne)
The village is recorded in 1225 (or 1255) as « Montez ». Local tradition holds that it takes its name from its lords, the Montet-Villardin.[1][2]
Founding of Montet (Glâne)
Montet lies on the Vaud border, on a height overlooking the Broye plain, where the castle of its lords stood. In the Middle Ages it formed, with Vuarmarens, the lordship of Villardin, which passed after 1296 to the Bence, in 1334 to the de Glâne, in 1577 to the Loys and in 1767 to the Castella. The village long lived from cereals, potatoes, maize and livestock, before becoming a residential place from 1980. Montet (Glâne) is now part of the municipality of Ursy (merger of 2025).[1]
History of Montet (Glâne)
Bronze Age. Three bracelets found at Montet date from this period.[1]
Early Middle Ages. A cemetery is in use.[1]
1225 (or 1255). The village is mentioned under the name « Montez ».[1]
After 1296. The Bence family holds the lordship.[1]
1334. The lordship passes to the de Glâne family.[1]
16th century. The castle overlooking the Broye plain is destroyed (before this century, according to the municipality).[1][2]
1536-1798. Montet comes under the Fribourg bailiwick of Rue.[1]
1577. The Loys become lords of the place.[1]
1579. Catherine de Loys obtains from the Council of Fribourg the right to set up a court at Montet. The village then has a castle with a gallows, a sawmill and two mills on the Broye.[2]
Late 17th century. Fifteen boundary stones are set, which are still in place.[2]
1767. The lordship passes to the Castella.[1]
1798-1848. The municipality belongs to the district of Rue.[1]
1869. The parish of Morlens, to which Montet belongs, becomes the parish of Ursy-Morlens.[1]
1875. Montet builds its school.[2]
1941. The arms of the de Loys family become those of the municipality.[2]
1980. The village turns into a residential centre.[1]
1988-1998. Thirty hectares of forest are replanted.[1]
2021. In November the citizens choose to study a merger with Ursy rather than with Auboranges, Chapelle, Ecublens and Rue.[3]
2024. On 3 March Montet approves the merger with Ursy by 171 votes to 65. The Grand Council approves it on 25 June.[3][4]
2025. On 1 January Montet (Glâne) becomes part of the municipality of Ursy.[1][3]
Population of Montet (Glâne)
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 101 |
| 1850 | 164 |
| 1900 | 148 |
| 1950 | 147 |
| 1960 | 109 |
| 2000 | 173 |
| 2010 | 361 |
| 2020 | 437 |
| 2024 | 551 |
Historic sites in Montet (Glâne)
Châtelet Demierre. A small castle of the 17th and 18th centuries, which passed to the Demierre family before the Villardin died out in the first half of the 19th century.[2]
Boundary stones. Fifteen boundary stones from the late 17th century still mark the territory.[2]
School and farmhouses. The school dates from 1875. The village keeps farmhouses of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.[2]
Remains in Montet (Glâne)
Castle of the Villardin. Its ruins stand on the height overlooking the Broye plain. It was destroyed in the 16th century (or earlier).[1][2]
Early medieval cemetery. Burials of this period have been discovered at Montet.[1]
Bronze Age bracelets. Three bronze bracelets have been found on the territory of the former municipality.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Montet (Glâne) » (Evelyne Maradan, version du 23.09.2025)
- Commune d'Ursy, « Historique »
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, Message 2023-DIAF-38 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Montet (Glâne) et Ursy (7 mai 2024)
- Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, affaire 2023-DIAF-38, « Approbation de la fusion des communes de Montet (Glâne) et Ursy »
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