Vison
Origin of the name Vison
The place appears indirectly in 1224, in the name of one Jean « Visondis ». Where the name Vison comes from is unknown.[2]
Founding of Vison
Vison is a village of the former municipality of Charrat, which comprised Vison, Les Chênes and the station district and merged with Martigny in 2021. The village lies at the foot of La Crête, the hill that overlooks it and shelters it from the winds sweeping the Rhône plain. It has kept the look of an old Valais village, bordered by a vineyard ringed with forest. Who founded it is unknown. It enters history in 1052, with an estate whose rights the bishop of Sion cedes to the chapter.[1][4][5]
History of Vison
1052. The bishop of Sion, Aymon of Savoy, cedes to the chapter his rights over an estate at Vison.[1]
1224. A Jean « Visondis » bears the name of the place.[2]
1836. Vison is part of the new autonomous municipality of Charrat.[1]
1856. The Bourgeoisie of Charrat grants five trees (firs or larches) to the « Société du four à pain » to build a small shelter in front of the oven's entrance.[3]
1892. A fire accidentally started by a user of the oven devastates the village. The oven then falls out of use.[3]
1910. Honorine Magnin buys the oven and its site from the Société.[3]
1956. Félix Moret buys the oven.[3]
1998. Xavier and Léonard Moret become owners of the oven.[3]
2003. Restoration of the oven begins, and the first batches of bread come out again in April.[3]
2017. Xavier Moret sells the oven to the municipality of Charrat.[3]
2020. Before the merger, the municipality of Charrat gives the oven to the Bourgeoisie of Charrat.[3]
2021. Charrat merges with Martigny. A « Commission du four à pain de Charrat » is set up with the Bourgeoisie of Martigny to keep the oven alive.[1][3]
Historic sites in Vison
Vison bread oven. Village oven run in the 19th century by a society of users, abandoned after the fire of 1892, restored in 2003 and owned by the Bourgeoisie since 2020. Bread is baked here several times a year during village festivities.[3]
Old village. Old Valais village at the foot of La Crête, bordered by a vineyard ringed with forest.[4][5]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Charrat » (Frédéric Giroud, version du 03.08.2021)
- Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs (glossaire toponymique), lettre V
- Bourgeoisie de Martigny, « Vente de pain au four à pain à Charrat-Vison »
- Daniel Aubort, « Balade sur les sentiers enneigés de Vison », Terre&Nature (5.12.2024)
- balades.ch, « Charrat »
- Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS), STATPOP, chiffres provisoires au 31.12.2025, via citypopulation.de
- geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (coordonnées)
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