Ressudens
Origin of the name Ressudens
Name origin: the place is recorded in the 10th century as « Ramsoldingis », then in 1184 as « Ressoudens ». The etymology is not explained in the sources consulted.
Founding of Ressudens
Ressudens is not a municipality: it is a hamlet in the municipality of Grandcour, part of the Broye-Vully district since 2008. No source consulted says when, why or by whom it was founded. In the 10th century Ressudens is an estate of the Bishop of Lausanne, and a Romanesque church already stands there. The hamlet becomes the centre of a parish, recorded before 1228, covering Grandcour and hamlets; one of the old roads leading out of Grandcour runs to its parish church.
History of Ressudens
10th century. First mention, as « Ramsoldingis »; a Romanesque church is built at this time.
922. King Rudolph II seizes the episcopal estate of Ressudens, probably in that year.
997. The estate is returned to the Bishop of Lausanne.
1184. Mentioned as « Ressoudens ».
before 1228. Ressudens is the centre of a parish covering Grandcour and hamlets.
13th century. The Gothic church of Notre-Dame is built on the remains of the Romanesque church.
1376. Frescoes depicting the lives of Christ and Mary are painted in the church at the request of Guillaume de Grandson.
Reformation. The church frescoes are whitewashed.
1536. The parish is extended to Chevroux and Missy.
16th century. The bell tower is built.
1742. The parsonage is built.
1752. The church pulpit is installed.
18th century. The Bernese porch is added to the church.
1877. The bell tower is raised.
1899. Grandcour gets its first mill; until then it was supplied by the Ressudens mill on the Petite Glâne, which operated until the 19th century.
1922-1923. The restoration of the church uncovers Burgundian graves and the frescoes of 1376.
2000. Creation of the PACORE parish, merging the districts of Payerne, Corcelles and Ressudens.
2010. The hamlet has 89 inhabitants.
Population of Ressudens
| 2010 | 89 |
Historic sites in Ressudens
Church of Notre-Dame. 13th-century Gothic church built on the remains of a 10th-century Romanesque church, formerly the parish church of Grandcour and the nearby hamlets. 16th-century bell tower raised in 1877, 18th-century Bernese porch and pulpit of 1752.
Parsonage. Built in 1742.
Remains in Ressudens
Frescoes of 1376. Paintings of the lives of Christ and Mary, commissioned by Guillaume de Grandson, whitewashed at the Reformation and uncovered again during the 1922-1923 restoration.
Burgundian graves. Discovered during the restoration of the church in 1922-1923.
Remains of the Romanesque church. The present Gothic church stands on the remains of a 10th-century Romanesque church.
Legends of Ressudens
The capture of Bishop Boson. A legend tells that the Bishop of Lausanne, Boson, was captured by the Hungarians. It arose from the seizure of the episcopal estate of Ressudens by King Rudolph II, probably in 922; the estate was returned in 997.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Ressudens »
- Inventaire fédéral des sites construits à protéger en Suisse (ISOS), « Grandcour »
- Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
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