Vuarrengel

Origin of the name Vuarrengel

Name origin: « Warrengel » in 1184, « Warengel » and « Warenjel » in 1236. The name is said to be a diminutive of that of Vuarrens, the neighbouring village, formed with the suffix -el; Vuarrens is said to be a name of Burgundian origin, derived from a primitive « Waringos », « at the home of the Waringi » (to be cross-checked). In the Vaud dialect the hamlet is called « Vuarindzî ».

Founding of Vuarrengel

Vuarrengel is not a municipality: it is a hamlet of the municipality of Vuarrens, in the Gros-de-Vaud district, on the Lausanne-Yverdon-les-Bains axis. No founding act is known and the sources consulted do not say who created it; its name, a diminutive of Vuarrens, suggests a secondary settlement of the neighbouring village (to be cross-checked). It is recorded from the end of the 12th century. Its history merges with that of the municipality of Vuarrens, whose hearth counts it shares in the 15th century. Traditionally agricultural, it became at the beginning of the 21st century the main focus of the municipality's residential development.

History of Vuarrengel

1184. First known mention, in the form « Warrengel ».

1236. The hamlet appears in the forms « Warengel » and « Warenjel ».

1416. The village of Vuarrens and the hamlet of Vuarrengel together count 42 hearths (figure for the whole municipality).

1453. The number of hearths in Vuarrens and Vuarrengel falls to 27 (figure for the whole municipality).

1891. The Société coopérative agricole de Vuarrengel is entered in the commercial register on 22 October 1891 (registration date, to be cross-checked as founding date); it provides agricultural machinery to its members and still exists.

21st century. The municipality of Vuarrens, long devoted to livestock farming and dairy production, sees residential development, especially in Vuarrengel.

Historic sites in Vuarrengel

Hamlet of Vuarrengel. Hamlet next to the village of Vuarrens, called « Vuarindzî » in dialect, where the municipality's recent residential development is concentrated.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Vuarrens »
• Wikipédia, « Vuarrens »
• Henry Suter, « Noms de lieux de Suisse romande, Savoie et environs », lettre V
• Moneyhouse, « Société coopérative agricole de Vuarrengel » (extrait du registre du commerce)
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
• geo.admin.ch, géocatalogue de la Confédération (swisstopo)

Other villages near Vuarrengel

• Vuarrens (VD)
• La Robellaz (VD)
• Pailly (VD)
• Essertines-sur-Yverdon (VD)
• Fey (VD)