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Villars-d'Avry

Canton of Fribourg · District: Gruyère · 33 inhabitants (1960, former municipality of Villars-d'Avry, last figure before the merger)
Part of the municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz
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Origin of the name Villars-d'Avry

Villars-d'Avry also bore a German name, « Wiler ob Avry », but no dated early form of it is known.[1]

Founding of Villars-d'Avry

The village lies on the foothills of the Gibloux. Formerly a dependency of the lordship of Pont, its land belongs in the 15th century to the Menthon family. It is part of the parish of Avry-devant-Pont. Fodder crops and cattle breeding dominate. Villars-d'Avry is today in the municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz (merger of 2003), after forming Le Bry in 1970 with the former municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz.[1]

History of Villars-d'Avry

15th century. The Menthon family holds the land of Villars-d'Avry, until 1465.[1]

1482. The lordship of Pont, on which the village depends, is sold to Fribourg and becomes its first bailiwick.[1][2]

1793. The chapel of the Visitation is consecrated.[1]

1969. On 25 November the Grand Council adopts the decree uniting Villars-d'Avry and Pont-en-Ogoz.[4]

1970. The two municipalities form Le Bry, which has 216 inhabitants.[1][3]

2003. Le Bry joins Avry-devant-Pont and Gumefens in the new municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz.[1][3]

Early 21st century. Farming keeps an important place in the village.[1]

Population of Villars-d'Avry

Sources and references: [1]

Population of Villars-d'Avry
185088
190072
195043
196033

Historic sites in Villars-d'Avry

Chapel of the Visitation. Dedicated to the Virgin under the title of the Visitation, it was consecrated in 1793.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Villars-d'Avry » (Marianne Rolle, version du 02.02.2017)
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Pont-en-Ogoz » (François Guex, version du 11.06.2012)
  3. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bry, Le » (Marianne Rolle, version du 10.10.2016)
  4. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »

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