Rue de Champzabé (2)

According to Henry Suter (1942-2014), author of a veritable encyclopaedia of the languages of French-speaking Switzerland, Champzabé has borne various names over the centuries (Champ Sabet, Champzabey, etc.) and already appears in 1289 under the name Campis Abel, the ‘Field of Abel’. As for who this Abel was, that's another story, one that remains unknown...



Rue de Champzabé (2)

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According to Henry Suter (1942-2014), author of a veritable encyclopaedia of the languages of French-speaking Switzerland, Champzabé has borne various names over the centuries (Champ Sabet, Champzabey, etc.) and already appears in 1289 under the name Campis Abel, the ‘Field of Abel’. As for who this Abel was, that's another story, one that remains unknown...

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