Tramelan-Dessus
Origin of the name Tramelan-Dessus
Tramelan-Dessus bears the name Tramelan, recorded around 1180 as « Trameleins » and still unexplained. The village and its neighbour Tramelan-Dessous appear under these two names in 1695, in a quarrel over the seats in the church.[1][3]
Founding of Tramelan-Dessus
Tramelan-Dessus and Tramelan-Dessous were two separate communities of the lordship of Erguël, joined by a single parish but divided by a boundary fixed in successive agreements. It was the more populous of the two villages: 555 inhabitants in 1726, 3'805 in 1900. Its burgher commune was united with the municipal commune in 1899. The two villages grew together at the beginning of the 20th century, and Tramelan-Dessus is now part of the municipality of Tramelan (merger of 1 January 1952).[1][2]
History of Tramelan-Dessus
1481-1581. Agreements concluded in 1481, 1543 and 1581 fix the boundary with Tramelan-Dessous.[1]
1561. On 10 May the division between Tramelan-Dessus and Tramelan-Dessous is declared final.[2]
1695-1707. Tramelan-Dessus, Tramelan-Dessous and Mont-Tramelan quarrel over the seats in the church.[3]
1836. On 18 May the prefect of Courtelary allows the municipality to ring the evening curfew at 10 pm with a church bell.[3]
1842. On 29 October the municipal and burgher assemblies discuss supplying materials for the new church.[3]
1843. On 2 May two relief collection books for « les incendiés de Tramelan-Dessus » are handed to Pastor Philibert Gobat.[3]
1848. On 10 January an agreement with Tramelan-Dessous settles the sharing of the church's building costs and the supply of materials.[3]
1870. The subsidy scale for the Jura railway network sets the share of Tramelan-Dessus at 34'000 francs for the municipality and 17'000 francs for the burgher commune.[4]
1898-1899. On 26 November 1898 the burgher assembly decides to unite with the municipal commune. The union takes place in 1899.[1][2]
1900. On 21 March the building of a road between the station and the village is put out to public notice.[4]
1905. On 21 May the municipal assembly votes 55'000 francs for the connection to the Tramelan-Les Breuleux-Le Noirmont line.[4]
1950. On 26 March voters accept the merger with Tramelan-Dessous.[2]
1952. On 1 January Tramelan-Dessus and Tramelan-Dessous form the municipality of Tramelan.[1][2]
Population of Tramelan-Dessus
Sources and references: [1]
| 1726 | 555 |
| 1818 | 996 |
| 1850 | 1'620 |
| 1900 | 3'805 |
| 1950 | 3'516 |
Historic sites in Tramelan-Dessus
Merger stone. A photograph from around 1952, kept by Mémoires d'Ici, shows the memorial stone to the merger of Tramelan-Dessus and Tramelan-Dessous in Tramelan.[5]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Tramelan » (Christine Gagnebin-Diacon), version du 30.05.2012
- Chronologie jurassienne (Denis Moine, Archives cantonales jurassiennes, Archives de l'État de Berne, Mémoires d'Ici), « Tramelan, Fusion Tramelan-Dessus-Tramelan-Dessous »
- Chronologie jurassienne, « Tramelan, Églises, Église évangélique-réformée »
- Chronologie jurassienne, « Tramelan, Chemins de fer »
- Mémoires d'Ici, collections, notice chofnd01805 « Pierre commémorative de la fusion de Tramelan-Dessus et Tramelan-Dessous », vers 1952 (fonds Roland Choffat)
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