 A Roman villa was located at the site of the later village in the 2nd century, and a small Roman fort was built in the early 4th century to protect the 
military road from Vindonissa to Augusta Raurica (extended in AD 370).A Roman settlement developed in the vicinity of the fort, replaced by an Alemannic settlement during the 6th to 9th centuries.The Alemannic settlement had a fortified church, the foundations are still visible near the current village church.