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Praratoud

Canton of Fribourg · District: Broye · 63 inhabitants (2000, former municipality of Praratoud, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Surpierre
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Origin of the name Praratoud

The place appears in 1668 in the form « Praratos ». It was also called la Grange de Praratoud.[1]

Founding of Praratoud

Praratoud belonged to the lordship of Surpierre, which became a Fribourg bailiwick in 1536, and the village has always been part of the parish of Surpierre. It only became a municipality in 1815, when it broke away from Surpierre and adopted its own statutes. Its inhabitants live from fodder and cereal crops and from livestock. Praratoud is now part of the municipality of Surpierre (merger of 2005).[1][3]

History of Praratoud

1536. Praratoud is part of the lordship and Fribourg bailiwick of Surpierre.[1]

1668. The name appears in the form « Praratos ».[1]

1798-1848. The village belongs to the district of Estavayer from 1798 to 1803, then to that of Surpierre until 1848.[1]

1815. Praratoud separates from Surpierre and becomes a municipality, with its own statutes.[1][3]

1943. In July (or on the night of 12 to 13 June) a British bomber in distress, returning from a raid on Turin and hit by Swiss anti-aircraft fire, drops its load. A bomb falls at the entrance to the village and destroys some fifteen houses. Warned by the syndic's horn, the inhabitants had taken refuge in their cellars. The British Crown pays for the damage, including 56 broken eggs valued at 18 francs.[1][2]

1945. In November a stele recalling the bombing is unveiled.[2]

2004. In September a four-way merger project with Chapelle, Cheiry and Surpierre fails. A week after Chapelle and Cheiry unite, Praratoud and Surpierre decide to merge, and the decree is adopted on 16 December.[4][5][6]

2005. On 1 January Praratoud is reunited with Surpierre.[1][3][4]

Population of Praratoud

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Praratoud
181163
185088
190097
195084
200063

Historic sites in Praratoud

Bombing memorial. Unveiled in November 1945, a stele at Praratoud recalls the night of 1943 when the village was bombed.[2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Praratoud » (Marianne Rolle, version du 27.09.2016)
  2. Jost von Reding et Antoine Michel (RTS), « Une nuit de 1943, un bombardier anglais larguait ses bombes sur un paisible village suisse », SWI swissinfo.ch, 26 juillet 2024
  3. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Surpierre » (Marianne Rolle, version du 09.06.2021)
  4. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2019-DIAF-45 du 10 mars 2020 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Cheiry et Surpierre
  5. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2015-DIAF-70 du 25 août 2015 accompagnant le projet de loi relatif à la fusion des communes de Surpierre et Villeneuve
  6. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »

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