Arveyes

Origin of the name Arveyes

Name origin: not explained by the sources consulted. The oldest mention found dates from January 1301 (community of Arveyes), but the old written form of the name is not given by the source consulted.

Founding of Arveyes

Arveyes is not a municipality: it is a hamlet of the municipality of Ollon, in the district of Aigle. The sources consulted name neither a founder nor a date of creation. In 1301 Arveyes already formed a community able to appoint representatives. Until 1874 Arveyes was one of the six mountain dizains of the municipality of Ollon. In the 20th century the village is part of the Villars resort, without having developed as much as Villars and Chesières.

History of Arveyes

1301. In January, a deed copied into the Minutarium Majus of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice records that the communities of Arveyes and Villars appoint Hugues dit de Valpelline and Ulrich dit Gindre as procurators to represent them in all matters.

1798. The municipality of Ollon, to which Arveyes belongs, is assigned to the district of Aigle.

1874. End of the division of the municipality of Ollon into twelve dizains; Arveyes was one of the six mountain dizains, with Villars, Chesières, Huémoz, Panex and Forchez.

1900. The resort of Villars-Chesières-Arveyes has a total of 522 inhabitants (combined figure for the three localities).

1914. Construction of the Hôtel Montesano, originally a sanatorium (to be cross-checked).

1969. A geographical study notes that the resort includes Chesières, Villars and Arveyes, but that Arveyes has not developed as much as the other two villages.

Historic sites in Arveyes

Hôtel Montesano. Building of the hamlet erected in 1914 as a sanatorium (to be cross-checked).

Villars-Chesières-Arveyes plateau. Tourist sector of the municipality of Ollon, which provides it with summer pastures and a vast ski area in winter.

Sources

• Commune d'Ollon, « Présentation de la commune »
• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Ollon »
• Alain Pichard, « Ollon-Villars : évolution d'une commune de la vallée du Rhône », Geographica Helvetica 24, 1969, p. 49-67
• notreHistoire.ch, « Arveyes près de Villars sur Ollon »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
• geo.admin.ch, service de recherche de lieux (swisstopo)

Other villages near Arveyes

• Villars-sur-Ollon (VD)
• Gryon (VD)
• Chesières (VD)
• Les Posses-sur-Bex (VD)
• Huémoz (VD)