Villars-d'Avry

Villars-d'Avry
Former municipality
Location of Villars-d'Avry
Villars-d'Avry is located in Switzerland
Villars-d'Avry
Villars-d'Avry
Location within Switzerland
Villars-d'Avry is located in Canton of Fribourg
Villars-d'Avry
Villars-d'Avry
Location within Canton of Fribourg
Coordinates: 46°41′40″N 7°04′44″E / 46.6944°N 7.0789°E / 46.6944; 7.0789
CountrySwitzerland
CantonFribourg
DistrictGruyère
MunicipalityPont-en-Ogoz
Population
 (1960)
 • Total
33
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
SFOS number2157
ISO 3166 codeCH-FR
Website

Villars-d'Avry (former German name Wiler ob Avry) is a former municipality in the Gruyère district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In 1970 it merged with the former municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz to form the municipality of Le Bry, which has been part of the new municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz since 2003. It lies on the foothills of the Gibloux.

History

Villars-d'Avry formerly belonged to the lordship of Pont. The de Menthon family held this land in the 15th century, until 1465. Villars-d'Avry is part of the parish of Avry-devant-Pont. A chapel dedicated to the Virgin under the title of the Visitation was consecrated in 1793. At the beginning of the 21st century agriculture (fodder crops and cattle breeding) still played an important part.

Villars-d'Avry had 88 inhabitants in 1850, 72 in 1900, 43 in 1950 and 33 in 1960.

References

 This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY SA. Text taken from Villars-d'Avry​, Marianne Rolle, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

  1. 1 2 3 "Villars-d'Avry" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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