Villargiroud
Origin of the name Villargiroud
The village is recorded in 1259 as « Villargirot », then in 1305 as « Villargiroz ». The name is said to come from a form « Villa Geroldi », the estate of a man called Gerold.[1][2]
Founding of Villargiroud
Villargiroud lies on the western slope of the Gibloux. In 1259 four brothers of Villargirot held twenty-four poses of fields from the abbey of Humilimont as a hereditary fief. The small lordship was linked now to that of Orsonnens, now to the barony of Pont, and often changed hands. The village always belonged to the parish of Orsonnens. Agricultural, with livestock and fodder crops, it is gradually becoming residential. Villargiroud is now part of the municipality of Villorsonnens (merger of 2001).[1]
History of Villargiroud
1259. The village appears as « Villargirot ». Four brothers of Villargirot then hold twenty-four poses of fields from the abbey of Humilimont as a hereditary fief.[1][2]
1305. The name is written « Villargiroz ».[1]
14th century. The lords of Pont hold the lordship.[1]
15th century. It passes to the Estavayer, Rovéréa, Champion, Arsent and Challant families.[1]
1535. Villargiroud comes under the suzerainty of Fribourg and belongs to the bailiwick of Pont-Farvagny.[1]
16th century. The Diesbach and Techtermann families, Marguerite de La Palud, widow of Anthony of Gruyère, and the Challant follow one another as lords.[1]
1579. The lordship passes to the Alex family.[1]
1581. The pastures of Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux are marked out.[3]
17th-18th centuries. The Wild family holds the lordship.[1]
1798. The village is attached to the district of Romont.[1]
1803-1848. Villargiroud belongs to the district of Farvagny.[1]
1999. After storm Lothar, a Roman settlement is discovered in the Joux forest.[1]
2001. Villargiroud merges with Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens, Orsonnens and Villarsiviriaux to form Villorsonnens, whose administration it houses.[1][4]
Population of Villargiroud
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 100 |
| 1850 | 144 |
| 1900 | 239 |
| 1950 | 264 |
| 2000 | 377 |
Historic sites in Villargiroud
Villorsonnens municipal administration. It is housed in Villargiroud, route du Châtelard 5, above the shop.[4]
Forest hut. On the heights above the village, it looks out over the municipality.[4]
Remains in Villargiroud
Roman settlement in the Joux forest. Uncovered after storm Lothar in 1999, it may have belonged to a villa.[1]
Burgundian graves. Burgundian burials have yielded a decorated belt buckle plate.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Villargiroud » (Marianne Rolle, version du 09.07.2013)
- Henry Suter, « Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs », glossaire, lettre V
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Villarsiviriaux » (Laurence Margairaz Dewarrat, version du 10.08.2011)
- Commune de Villorsonnens, « La commune »
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