Bioley-Magnoux

Bioley-Magnoux is a common Suisse of the Canton of Vaud, located in the District of Yverdon.

History

With the villages of Gossens, Oppens, Orzens, Correvon, Ogens, it was detached in 1225 from Saint Martin's day and became independent seigniory. In 1244, the seigniory of Bioley entered the Maison of Savoy. Pierre II of Savoy could benefit from the considerable financial possibilities which came to him from England while becoming in particular the creditor of the lords of Vaud in the need. The seigniory of Bioley remained in the house of Savoy until in 1536.

Towards 1438, a substantial monetary contribution made it possible to undertake considerable work which radically transformed the castle of Bioley Magnoux. In 1448, François II of Goumoëns accepted the authorization of the bishop of Corneto to install a portable furnace bridge with the castle. It is at that time that the important refitting could have taken place, even the construction of the square tower broken down and demolished in 1899. Some twenty-five years later, at the time of the Wars of Burgundy, the castle of Bioley-Magnoux was occupied by Confédérés in their countryside of 1475. On June 4th and 5th 1476, Charles Bold the installed his camp in the region of Bioley, probably near the forests of Orjullaz and Orzens, at the time of its walk on Morat. The duke of Burgundy placed with the castle; the fact is noted in the newspaper of its Master of hotel.

The lords de Goumoëns followed one another Bioley until in 1608, when the seigniory was sold in Petermann d' Erlach. In 1643, Antoine, the son of Petermann d' Erlach, sold the castle to Jacques Guy-in Haudanger, resulting from a neuchâteloise family. The seigniory passed then between the hands of Jean d' Osterwald, nephew of Jacques Guy-to Haudanger, and his successors until in 1770. During this period, rather towards the beginning of the 18th century, Osterwald had to carry out important work in the main building. One owes them in particular the large interior monumental staircase and the longitudinal wall forming corridor. In 1770, David d' Osterwald, in departure for America, sold the seigniory to Pierre and Benjamin, Counts de Moudon. In 1802, Antoine de Blanchenay acquired the castle. It proceeded certainly to some transformations, in particular by opening a door on the terrace. As of 1829, under Bettens and Percy, the maintenance of the buildings had to be more limited because the enclosing wall with its entry disappears; in 1837, the bodies of building closing the court in the west are demolished and in 1890, the square keep crumbles, causing the disappearance of the upper floor of the main building.

In 1972, Albert Percy sold the castle to a Suisse diplomat who undertook a restoration of the building which proved to be urgent. In 1998, the castle changed owner; there remains a deprived residence, and he is also the seat of the Jonas Foundation.

Gastronomy

The " Small Auberge" is known for its looked after kitchen, particularly its cockerels.

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