Short story about the name Arinis The village of Saint-Blaise was built in the time of Charlemagne (800 AD). It was initially known as Arins, or even Arens, but this was replaced by Saint-Blaise in 1280. The name Arins (Arinis in Latin) appears for the first time in 1011 in a deed by which King Rodolphe III of Burgundy gives his fiancée several towns and villages, including Neuchâtel, Auvernier and Arins. Arins was a favourable location: it was close to the lake, the upper part of the town was in a dominant position and, above all, there was a river, the Ruau, which could be used to power mills and other machinery.
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