Alavus

Became a village with a preaching house under the jurisdiction of Ilmajoki in 1673 and a chapel parish in 1701. During 1798 to 1835, Alavus was a chapel parish under Kuortane. Kuortane was made a chapel parish in 1835 and merged with the Alavus parish, which was made the mother parish called Kuortane. (In practice the name Alavus was, however, commonly used in all probability). Made a mother parish called Alavus in 1859 (in practice in 1875) when the Kuortane chapel parish again became a parish of its own. The Töysä village with a preaching house was established in 1798 and became a parish of its own in 1896.

Swedish name
Alavus

Villages in Finnish
Alavus, Rantatöysä, Sapsalampi, Sulkava, Sydänmaa

Villages in Swedish
Alavus, Rantatöysä, Sapsalampi, Sulkava, Sydänmaa