Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Origin of the name Neyruz-sur-Moudon
The village is first mentioned in 1147 under the Latin forms Noeruls and Nuruls. Its name is said to derive from the Latin nucariolum, meaning a hazel grove or a small wood of hazel trees; this interpretation, reported both by an encyclopedia and by the municipality itself, has however not been explicitly confirmed by the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. The current name, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, was only officially adopted in 1953, the locality having previously simply been called Neyruz. Its inhabitants are traditionally nicknamed « lé z'Etiâru » (the squirrels), a nickname associated with the theme of the hazel grove, information to be cross-checked.
Founding of Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon has no founding act and no identified founder: like most villages of the Gros-de-Vaud, it formed gradually in the Middle Ages around an agricultural core. As early as 1177, the Saint-Maire priory of Lausanne owned property there as well as the Saint-Antoine chapel. From the middle of the 14th century, the village is said to have depended on the Savoyard castellany of Moudon, information to be cross-checked. After the Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud in 1536, it was incorporated into the bailiwick of Moudon, which it left only with the fall of the Ancien Régime in 1798.
History of Neyruz-sur-Moudon
before the 12th century BC (to be cross-checked). According to a local tradition reported by the municipality, the region is said to have been inhabited as early as this period, as evidenced by the bronze axes uncovered in 1895; this precise dating remains to be cross-checked.
1147. First written mention of the village, under the forms Noeruls and Nuruls.
1177. The Saint-Maire priory of Lausanne owns property at Neyruz as well as the Saint-Antoine chapel.
middle of the 14th century (to be cross-checked). The village is said to have depended on the Savoyard castellany of Moudon.
1359. Mention of the village's Saint-Antoine hospital.
1536. Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud: Neyruz is incorporated into the bailiwick of Moudon.
1765. Construction of the village's present church.
1795. Founding of the village school.
1798. Fall of the Ancien Régime; the village briefly belongs to the canton of Léman during the Helvetic period.
1803. The village joins the canton of Vaud and becomes part of the district of Moudon.
1885. Founding of a dairy cooperative in the village.
1895. Discovery of five flat bronze axes with slight flanges, characteristic of the Early Bronze Age, which will give their name to the archaeological type known as the «Neyruz axe».
1950-1951. Restoration of the village church.
1953. The village officially adopts the name Neyruz-sur-Moudon, replacing the previous simple name Neyruz.
1798 to 2006. Neyruz-sur-Moudon is part of the district of Moudon.
2008. Reorganization of Vaud districts: Neyruz-sur-Moudon is incorporated into the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
1 January 2013. Neyruz-sur-Moudon merges with the municipalities of Chanéaz, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges and Thierrens to form the new municipality of Montanaire, losing its status as an independent municipality.
Population of Neyruz-sur-Moudon
| 1764 | 143 (to be cross-checked) |
| 1850 | 251 |
| 1888 | 199 (to be cross-checked) |
| 1900 | 215 |
| 1910 | 262 (to be cross-checked) |
| 1950 | 148 (to be cross-checked) |
| 1970 | 113 |
| 2000 | 120 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2010 | 129 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2012 | 119 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2014 | 143 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2021 | 158 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2022 | 132 (to be cross-checked) |
Historic sites in Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon church. Built in 1765 and restored between 1950 and 1951, it succeeded the old Saint-Antoine chapel mentioned as early as 1177.
Site of the former Saint-Antoine chapel and hospital. The Saint-Maire priory of Lausanne owned, as early as 1177, a chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony; a hospital of the same name is mentioned in 1359 in the village.
Old farms of the village. The village preserves several typical agricultural buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, information to be cross-checked.
Erratic boulder associated with the discovery of the bronze axes. According to the municipality, the five bronze axes of 1895 are said to have been uncovered under an erratic boulder in the village; this precise detail remains to be cross-checked.
Remains in Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Bronze axes known as the «Neyruz type». Five flat axes with slight flanges, characteristic of the Early Bronze Age, were discovered in 1895 in the village and gave their name to this archaeological tool type recognized in the region.
Saint-Antoine chapel. The only surviving element of the former Saint-Antoine hospital mentioned in the 14th century, information to be cross-checked.
Sources
- Dictionnaire Historique de la Suisse, article "Neyruz-sur-Moudon" par Emmanuel Abetel
- Wikipédia (français) - Neyruz-sur-Moudon
- Wikipedia (allemand) - Neyruz-sur-Moudon
- Commune de Montanaire - Les 9 villages qui forment Montanaire
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