Sédeilles

Origin of the name Sédeilles

The village's name first appears in old documents in the form "Sideles" around 1190, although this dating is considered uncertain by historians. The form "Sedilles" is more securely attested in 1336. The evolution of the name then leads to the current form, "Sédeilles". The precise etymology of the place name remains debated and cannot be stated with certainty on the basis of the sources consulted.

Founding of Sédeilles

The site of Sédeilles has yielded remains of a Roman settlement, indicating occupation of the place as early as Antiquity. According to a local source, an ancient Roman villa is said to have been discovered in 1907, the village being located near a Roman traffic route leading toward the Avenches region; this information would deserve to be cross-checked by further archaeological work. This ancient settlement was later reoccupied by early medieval burials, which attests to a continuity of occupation of the site between the Roman period and the beginning of the medieval era. The medieval village then developed under the authority of the temporal domain of the bishop of Lausanne, on whom Sédeilles depended, before coming under various local seigneurial and religious influences.

History of Sédeilles

around 1190. First written mention of the place in the form "Sideles", a dating nonetheless considered uncertain by historians.

1336. Mention of the village in the form "Sedilles", a more secure attestation of the place name.

13th century. Sédeilles is part of the castellany of Villarzel and depends on the parish of Granges (today Granges-près-Marnand).

1444. The village obtains, together with its neighbours, a right of joint grazing (common pasture), which will give rise to numerous disputes between the communities concerned for about two centuries.

1468. The local fief held by religious institutions (including the Premonstratensians) is renewed.

1536. Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud: Sédeilles is attached to the bailiwick of Moudon, under Bernese administration.

1622. Sédeilles forms its own parish with Villarzel and Rossens, separating from the parish of Granges.

1708. The fief formerly held by the Premonstratensians passes to the Jesuits.

1741. The village has 7 hearths (households).

1750. The Bernese authorities buy back the fief until then held by the Jesuits.

1798. End of the Republic of Berne; Sédeilles comes under the administration of the district of Payerne, in the new canton of Vaud.

1803. The village has 126 inhabitants.

1841. Construction of a school building, the work of the Lausanne architects Henri Perregaux and Achille de La Harpe.

1850. The population reaches 195 inhabitants.

1900. Demographic peak of the village with 214 inhabitants.

1950. The population stands at 205 inhabitants.

1976. Construction of a communal hall (hall/schoolhouse) for the village.

1990. The population has fallen back to 120 inhabitants.

1994. A communal wastewater treatment facility is brought into service.

2000. The village has 144 inhabitants; the parish of Sédeilles reunites once again with that of Granges. At this time, a majority of the working population works outside the village (commuters), while agriculture still accounts for 44% of local employment in 2005.

1 July 2006. Sédeilles merges with the neighbouring municipalities of Villarzel and Rossens to form the new municipality of Villarzel, ending its status as an independent municipality after more than two centuries in the district of Payerne.

Population of Sédeilles

Population of Sédeilles

1741	7 hearths (households)
1803	126
1850	195
1900	214
1950	205
1990	120
2000	144

Historic sites in Sédeilles

School building of 1841. The village's former schoolhouse, built in 1841 to plans by the Lausanne architects Henri Perregaux and Achille de La Harpe, is a notable architectural testimony for a rural municipality of this size.

Former communal hall (1976). Communal building constructed in 1976, which served as a place of communal life for the village before the 2006 merger.

Remains in Sédeilles

Remains of a Roman settlement. The site of Sédeilles has yielded the remains of a Roman settlement. These remains were later reoccupied by early medieval burials, attesting to a continuity of occupation of the place from Antiquity to the beginning of the medieval era. According to a local source, elements of an ancient Roman villa are said to have been uncovered in 1907, the village being located near an old Roman traffic route leading toward the Avenches region; since this detail rests on a single source, it would deserve to be cross-checked with complementary archaeological documentation.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (DHS/HLS) - Sédeilles
• Commune de Villarzel - Histoire de Sédeilles
• Wikipédia (EN) - Sédeilles
• Wikipédia (FR) - Sédeilles (via Wikimonde, contenu miroir)
• Wikidata - Sédeilles
• Wikipédia (EN) - Villarzel

Other villages near Sédeilles

• Villarzel (VD)
• Rossens (VD)
• Trey (VD)
• Marnand (VD)
• Granges-sous-Trey (VD)