Flendruz

Origin of the name Flendruz

Name origin: not explained by the sources consulted; they give no dated early form for Flendruz. The Flendruz ravine is crossed by a watercourse of the same name.

Founding of Flendruz

Flendruz is not a municipality: it is one of the two main localities, with Rougemont, of the municipality of Rougemont, in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut; the municipality also includes several hamlets, among them Le Vanel and Les Ciernes-Picat. No founding act of Flendruz is known. For the municipality as a whole, settlement, scattered on the valley floor and slopes of the Sarine valley, took shape from about 1080 around the priory of Rougemont. In the 12th and 13th centuries Flendruz was held by the lord of Montsalvens, while Rougemont came under the lord of the Vanel. Flendruz, like the village of Rougemont, is listed in the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS).

History of Flendruz

around 1080. Settlement of the municipality of Rougemont, to which Flendruz belongs, begins to form around a priory (applies to the whole municipality).

12th-13th century. The lord of Montsalvens holds Flendruz, as well as Château-d'Œx, L'Etivaz, Rossinière and Cuves, while the lord of the Vanel holds Rougemont, in the part of the county called Upper Gruyère.

1555. After the bankruptcy of Count Michel of Gruyère, Rougemont, with Flendruz, joins the Bernese bailiwick of Gessenay (applies to the whole municipality).

1798-2006. The municipality of Rougemont, and with it Flendruz, belongs to the district of Pays-d'Enhaut.

1904. The Flendruz railway bridge, on the Montreux-Oberland Bernois (MOB) line, is completed before the line enters service (opening date given as 1904 or 1905 depending on the source, to be cross-checked).

Historic sites in Flendruz

Flendruz bridge. Bridge of the Montreux-Oberland Bernois railway spanning the Flendruz ravine, where the river of the same name flows; it has two metal spans of 41.6 m each, carried by a central pier 26 m high.

Flendruz heritage site. The hamlet of Flendruz, like the village of Rougemont, is listed in the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS).

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Pierre-Yves Favez, « Rougemont », version du 25.05.2012
• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, Lucienne Hubler, « Pays-d'Enhaut », version du 04.01.2011
• Wikipédia (en), « Rougemont, Switzerland »
• Pays-d'Enhaut Région Économie et Tourisme, « Pont de Flendruz »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Flendruz

• Rougemont (VD)
• Château-d'Œx (VD)
• Les Moulins (VD)
• L'Etivaz (VD)
• Rossinière (VD)