Nant
Origin of the name Nant
The name first appears in 1347, already in the form « Nant ».[1]
Founding of Nant
Nant is divided into two parts: Nant-Dessous, on the shore of Lake Murten, and Nant-Dessus, at the foot of Mont Vully. With Praz, Sugiez and Chaumont, the village belonged to the group of villages of the lordship of Murten, then to the common bailiwick of Bern and Fribourg. It depended on the parish of Môtier and lived from vines, and later also from market gardening. Formerly a village of the municipality of Bas-Vully, it has been part of Mont-Vully since 2016.[1][2]
History of Nant
12th-13th centuries. The so-called Saracens' Tower is built.[1]
1255. With the lordship of Murten, Nant passes to Count Peter II of Savoy.[2]
1347. First mention of the village.[1]
1428. Nant has 30 hearths, but only 18 in 1559.[1]
1484. The village moves from the lordship of Murten to the common bailiwick of Bern and Fribourg, until 1798.[1][2]
1530. The parish of Môtier, to which Nant belongs, turns Protestant.[1]
1636. A fire strikes the village.[1]
1798-1848. Nant belongs to the district of Murten.[1]
2016. The village becomes part of the municipality of Mont-Vully.[1]
Population of Nant
Sources and references: [1]
| 1428 | 30 hearths |
| 1559 | 18 hearths |
| 1613 | 14 houses |
| 1657 | 24 houses |
| 1832 | 55 houses |
| 2008 | 231 inhabitants |
Remains in Nant
Saracens' Tower. Ruin of a tower built in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Vully historical path leads to it by a detour on the way down.[1][3]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Nant » (Marianne Rolle), version du 04.10.2016
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vully » (Nicole Meystre-Schaeren), version du 05.01.2015
- Fribourg Région, « Historical Path » (sentier historique du Vully)
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