Promasens
Origin of the name Promasens
Promasens is recorded before 1166 in its present form, then as « Promaisens » in 1228, « Parmesens » in 1251 and « Pormasens » in 1403. The old German name was « Promasing ». The earliest known name is said to be « Bromagus », whose explanation remains debated.[1][3]
Founding of Promasens
Promasens grew up on the old Roman road from Vevey to Moudon, where coins were found in the 19th century. A parish church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul is thought to have existed as early as the 7th to 9th century, and the parish covered Rue, Blessens, Ecublens, Chapelle, Gillarens, Mossel and, after the Reformation, Auboranges. A fief of the lords of Rue, the village lived from livestock and fodder crops. Promasens is now part of the municipality of Rue (merger of 2001).[1][2]
History of Promasens
7th-9th centuries. A parish church dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul is thought to have existed already.[2]
Before 1166. Promasens and its first priest appear in the records.[1]
1235. Peter of Savoy is said to have destroyed a stronghold at Montembloux.[2]
1345. A leper house is recorded in the village.[2][3]
1536. During the conquest of Vaud, Promasens passes to Fribourg and joins the bailiwick of Rue.[1][2]
1569. The commune adopts its first statutes.[3]
1592-1620. The right to appoint the priest, which had passed from the bishop of Lausanne to the Fribourg government at the Reformation, belongs to the Augustinian friary.[1]
1638. Rue separates from the parish of Promasens.[1]
1663. The old church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul is renovated.[1]
1798-1848. Promasens belongs to the district of Rue, then in 1848 moves to the district of the Glâne.[1][2]
1852. The village gains a school and the Auberge de l'Étoile.[2]
1869-1872. A new neo-Gothic church is built, moved to the village centre, and consecrated in 1872.[1][2][3][4]
1928. Chapelle and Gillarens leave the parish. The church receives stained glass by Jean de Castella and Gaston Faravel (1927-1928).[1][4]
1938. Mossel in turn forms its own parish.[1]
1953. Willy Jordan makes new stained-glass windows for the church.[1][4]
1965-1969. The artist Yoki adds abstract windows.[4]
1996-1997. A single building brings together the school, post office and community hall.[2]
2001. Promasens merges with Gillarens and Rue, under a decree of 14 December 2000.[1][5]
Population of Promasens
Sources and references: [1][2]
| 1811 | 153 |
| 1850 | 205 |
| 1900 | 243 |
| 1930 | 260 |
| 1950 | 212 |
| 1980 | 183 |
| 2000 | 246 |
Historic sites in Promasens
Church of Saints-Pierre-et-Paul. A neo-Gothic church built from 1869 to 1872, with an elongated choir and three naves of six bays. Its windows alternate figurative and abstract works by Jean de Castella, Gaston Faravel, Willy Jordan and Yoki.[1][2][4]
Presbytery. Built in the early 19th century.[2]
Auberge de l'Étoile and old school. Two buildings of 1852 in the village centre.[2]
Old post office and dairy. The old post office dates from 1891, the cheese dairy from the late 19th century.[2]
Remains in Promasens
Roman coins. A few coins were found in the 19th century along the old Roman road Vevey-Moudon.[1]
Stronghold of Montembloux. A stronghold is said to have stood at Montembloux until Peter of Savoy destroyed it in 1235.[2]
Legends of Promasens
Saint Theodulus for dried pears. At the time of the Reformation, a statue of Saint Theodulus is said to have changed hands between the Vaud commune of Lutry and Promasens, for four measures of dried pears and with a clause for its return.[3]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Promasens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 13.07.2010)
- Office fédéral de la culture, ISOS, « Promasens » (n° 1544, 2e version, décembre 2003)
- Commune de Rue, « Histoire »
- Fribourg Région, « Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul »
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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