Vuarmarens
Origin of the name Vuarmarens
The village is recorded in 996 « in villa Vualmarengi », later in the forms « Walmerens » and « Warmerens ». The name is said to come from a Germanic man called Walmar.[1][2]
Founding of Vuarmarens
Vuarmarens lies on the Romont-Moudon road, on the Vaud border. Gallo-Roman buildings here preceded an early medieval cemetery. In the Middle Ages the village formed, with Montet, the lordship of Villardin. From the 14th to the 17th century the families de Prez, de Maillardoz and Techtermann also held rights here. Long a farming village, Vuarmarens became a residential area at the beginning of the 21st century. It is now part of the municipality of Ursy (merger of 2012).[1]
History of Vuarmarens
Gallo-Roman period. Buildings are erected on the site of the village.[1]
Early Middle Ages. A cemetery is laid out over these buildings.[1]
996. Rudolph III of Burgundy and Provost Anselm of Saint-Maurice give a nobleman property located « in villa Vualmarengi ».[1][2]
Middle Ages. With Montet, the village forms the lordship of Villardin.[1]
1228. By this date at the latest, Vuarmarens belongs to the parish of Ursy-Morlens.[1]
1344. Richard de Prez gives his share of the tithe to the hospital of Moudon.[1]
14th-17th centuries. The families de Prez, de Maillardoz and Techtermann also hold rights in the village.[1][2]
1536-1798. Vuarmarens belongs to the Fribourg bailiwick of Rue.[1]
1543. The hospital of Moudon sells the tithe to Fribourg.[1]
1553-1659. Grazing and wood-cutting rights are regulated several times, in 1553, 1563 or 1568, 1575 and 1659.[1]
1798-1848. The village belongs to the district of Rue, then, from 1848, to the district of the Glâne.[1][2]
1844. The municipality adopts a set of regulations.[1][2]
Mid-19th century. A school opens, attached to the Ursy-Montet school association.[1]
1870. The first school board has 3 members.[2]
1991. Morlens merges with Vuarmarens, under a decree of 14 November 1990.[1][3]
Early 21st century. The farming village turns into a residential area.[1]
2006. Esmonts joins Vuarmarens in turn, under a decree of 16 March 2005.[1][3]
2012. On 1 January Vuarmarens merges with Ursy, under a law of 4 November 2011.[1][3]
Population of Vuarmarens
Sources and references: [1]
| 1278 | 17 hearths |
| 1425 | 13 hearths |
| 1850 | 183 |
| 1900 | 216 |
| 1950 | 227 |
| 1990 | 261 |
| 2000 | 339 (with Morlens) |
Remains in Vuarmarens
Gallo-Roman buildings and cemetery. Buildings of the Gallo-Roman period have been uncovered, overlain by an early medieval cemetery.[1]
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vuarmarens » (Laurence Margairaz Dewarrat, version du 27.09.2016)
- Commune d'Ursy, « Historique »
- État de Fribourg, Recueil systématique (RSF 141.1.2), « Liste chronologique des fusions, divisions et changements de nom des communes »
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