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A brief history 

Coat of arms of the borough of Ormont-Dessus
"A golden crescent on a blue background, surmounted by a star, over a green mountain range with three points." The coat of arms of Ormont-Dessus was issued for the first time in 1921.The borough covers the following areas: le Rosex, les Aviolats, les Diablerets and Vers l'Eglise. Vers l'Eglise is the capital of the borough of Ormont-Dessus.

History of the village
Les Diablerets ­ a century of tourism.  In the latter half of the 19th century, the development of means of communication ­ roads, post, railway ­ had two immediate consequences: increased contacts with towns in the plain and the rapid expansion of tourism, due to the construction of various hotels and guesthouses.This led to a tourist board being set up in 1888 (now called Diablerets Tourisme).

Sport in Les Diablerets
At the beginning of the last century, the interest in winter sports grew rapidly, and 1909 saw the creation of the Diablerets Sporting Club, with Victor Perreten as President. Its aim was to organise competitions and ski outings. Then toboggan and bobsleigh races were held. In 1911 the Diablerets Sporting Club was taken over by a committee, whose members were mainly British, and it was the latter who introduced curling to the Ormonts.

The next move of the Diablerets Sporting Club was to found a ski-club aiming to "develop sports in general and ski in particular". This led to various competitions being held in the village (1937 national ski championships, 1974 World Cup ski competitions) and the appearance of some very talented skiers such as Willy Favre (silver medallist in the Grenoble Olympic Games in 1968) and Lise-Marie Morerod (winner of the World Cup in 1977).  Today Catherine Borghi represents les Diablerets in the international skiing world. Catherine comes from a wellknown sporting family for her sister, Christel, was Swiss skating champion in 1999.