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Villorsonnens

Merger 2001 Canton of Fribourg · District: Glâne · 1'593 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Villorsonnens

The name of the municipality joins the beginning of Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux to that of Orsonnens.[3]

Founding of Villorsonnens

Villorsonnens came into being on 1 January 2001 from the union of Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens, Orsonnens, Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux, under a decree of the Grand Council of 16 November 2000. The four villages are spread up the side of the Gibloux, from 680 m at Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens to 1'130 m above Villarsiviriaux. The municipality covers more than 1'547 ha, almost two thirds of it farmland or forest. It also includes the hamlet of Grange-la-Battiaz, a former municipality joined to Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens in 1866. In 2014 Villorsonnens refused to join a wider Glâne merger.[1][2][4][5][6]

History of Villorsonnens

1866. The municipality of Grange-la-Battiaz is dissolved by an act of 7 September and joined to Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens.[4][5]

2000. On 16 November the Grand Council decrees the merger of Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens, Orsonnens, Villargiroud and Villarsiviriaux.[4]

2001. Villorsonnens comes into being on 1 January.[1][2]

2010. The municipality joins a merger study with Châtonnaye, La Folliaz, Massonnens, Torny and Villaz-Saint-Pierre.[6]

2013. On 28 May the Council of State approves the merger plan of the Glâne prefect, which would unite these six municipalities and Le Châtelard.[6]

2014. In the consultative vote of 28 September, Villorsonnens, Châtonnaye and Torny say no, while La Folliaz, Massonnens and Villaz-Saint-Pierre say yes.[6]

2017. The GrangEcole school building is inaugurated on 27 November.[1]

2018. The GrangEcole receives the Prix Lignum and the Distinction romande d'architecture.[1]

Population of Villorsonnens

Sources and references: [7]

Population of Villorsonnens
20251'593

Historic sites in Villorsonnens

Municipal administration. It is in Villargiroud, route du Châtelard 5, above the shop.[1]

GrangEcole. School inaugurated in 2017 and awarded the Prix Lignum and the Distinction romande d'architecture in 2018.[1]

Sources

  1. Commune de Villorsonnens, « La commune »
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Villorsonnens » (version du 16.08.2011)
  3. Henry Suter, « Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs », glossaire, lettre V
  4. État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
  5. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Chavannes-sous-Orsonnens » (Evelyne Maradan, version du 29.12.2003)
  6. 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
  7. Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025

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