Brot-Plamboz
Origin of the name Brot-Plamboz
The name Brot appears in 998 in the form « Broch », in the founding charter of the priory of Bevaix. The name of the municipality combines those of its two localities, Brot-Dessus and Plamboz. The etymology is not explained in the sources read.
Founding of Brot-Plamboz
No founder or founding act is known. Brot-Dessus formerly formed a municipality with Brot-Dessous, which included it until 1888. From 1875 to 1888, Brot-Dessus and Plamboz together formed a municipalité (residents' commune). In 1888 they formed the municipality of Brot-Plamboz, later joined by the hamlet of Le Joratel. The territory lies on the salt and wine road linking Burgundy to Neuchâtel.
History of Brot-Plamboz
998. First mention of « Broch », in the founding charter of the priory of Bevaix.
1524-1730. The municipality of Brot, to which Brot-Dessus belongs, is associated with that of Rochefort.
1685. In church matters, Brot-Dessus and Plamboz now belong to the parish of Les Ponts-de-Martel.
1875. Brot-Dessus and Plamboz form a municipalité (residents' commune).
1888. Brot-Dessus separates from Brot-Dessous; creation of the municipality of Brot-Plamboz.
1922. Le Joratel leaves the municipality of Les Ponts-de-Martel to join Brot-Plamboz (1920 according to one HDS entry).
1956. Running water reaches every home in the municipality.
1960. End of hard cheese production.
1970. Opening of a drainage business, the municipality's only industry.
1991. End of the working of the vast peat bogs of the Les Ponts valley.
Population of Brot-Plamboz
| 1880 | 391 |
| 1900 | 340 |
| 1950 | 278 |
| 1990 | 237 |
| 2000 | 255 |
| 2025 | 300 (31 December) |
Historic sites in Brot-Plamboz
Brot-Dessus and Plamboz. The two localities that gave the municipality its name, united as a municipalité from 1875 to 1888 and as a municipality since 1888.
Les Petits-Ponts and Le Joratel. Hamlets of the municipality; Le Joratel came from the municipality of Les Ponts-de-Martel.
The peat bogs of the Les Ponts valley. Vast peat bogs worked until 1991.
The salt and wine road. Old route between Burgundy and Neuchâtel that crosses the municipal territory.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Brot-Plamboz »
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Brot-Dessous »
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Les Ponts-de-Martel »
- État de Neuchâtel, arrêté du 4 février 2026 homologuant le recensement cantonal de la population au 31 décembre 2025
- Commune de Brot-Plamboz, « Histoire »
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