Villarimboud
Origin of the name Villarimboud
Villarimboud is recorded in 1142 as « Vilarrimolth », then in 1145 as « Villarrembout ». The name is said to refer to a man called Rimbald.[1][3]
Founding of Villarimboud
Villarimboud lies between the Glâne and the Arbogne. From the 12th century it formed a small lordship shared between several co-lords, who in 1536 were the Goumoëns, Curtille and Musard families. The de Villarimboud family made gifts to the abbey of Hauterive, and the Premonstratensian abbey of Humilimont owned property in the village. Long part of the parish of Torny-Pittet, Villarimboud sought to break away from the 16th century onwards and became a parish with Macconnens in 1844. Cereals, fodder crops and livestock have kept it rural. Villarimboud is now part of the municipality of Villaz (merger of 2020).[1]
History of Villarimboud
12th century. Villarimboud forms a small lordship, shared between several co-lords.[1]
1142. The village appears as « Vilarrimolth ».[1][3]
1145. A chapel of the Virgin is mentioned.[1][2]
1337. The foundation of a chaplaincy places the chapel under the patronage of Saint Theodulus.[1]
1448. Fribourg troops burn the village during the war against Savoy.[1]
1536-1798. Villarimboud comes under Fribourg rule and belongs to the bailiwick of Romont. Its co-lords are then the Goumoëns, Curtille and Musard families.[1]
16th century. A church dedicated to Saint Theodulus is built, and the village begins to seek separation from the parish of Torny-Pittet.[1][2]
1768. A school is mentioned for the first time.[1]
1798-1848. Villarimboud belongs to the district of Romont.[1]
1841-1844. The parish church is built. It is consecrated on 1 September 1844, and Villarimboud forms a parish with Macconnens in 1844 (or 1845).[1][2][4]
1939-1945. During the Second World War the inhabitants dig peat.[1]
1973. Macconnens is joined to Villarimboud on 1 January, under a decree of 15 November 1972.[4][5]
2005. Villarimboud forms the municipality of La Folliaz with Lussy, following a decree of 13 October 2004.[1][5]
2018. On 25 November La Folliaz accepts the merger with Villaz-Saint-Pierre by 286 votes to 254.[6]
2020. Villarimboud becomes part of the municipality of Villaz.[1]
Population of Villarimboud
Sources and references: [1]
| 1811 | 235 |
| 1850 | 278 |
| 1900 | 377 |
| 1950 | 373 |
| 1970 | 253 |
| 2000 | 461 |
| 2004 | 498 |
Historic sites in Villarimboud
Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Built from 1841 to 1844 and consecrated on 1 September 1844, it has kept Saint Theodulus as its second patron. Its entrance is on the east and its choir on the west. It holds canvases by Joseph Damien Kappeler (1843), an 18th-century Virgin and frescoes by Albert Chavaz (1944). It was restored in 1946, in 1984 and between 2010 and 2020.[1][2]
Remains in Villarimboud
Burial mound and Roman finds. A Hallstatt-period burial mound, together with Roman pottery and tiles, was discovered in the 19th century.[1]
Sources
- Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Villarimboud » (Marianne Rolle, version du 19.05.2020)
- Unité pastorale Sainte Marguerite Bays, « Église de Villarimboud »
- Henry Suter, « Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs », glossaire, lettre V
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Macconnens » (Marianne Rolle, version du 28.03.2012)
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
- Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2018-DIAF-25 du 25 mars 2019 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de La Folliaz et Villaz-Saint-Pierre
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