Lucens
municipality in Switzerland
Lucens is a municipality in Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Lucens | |
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 Lucens village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Lucens  | |
  Lucens  Lucens | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°51′E / 46.700°N 6.850°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Broye-Vully |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,200 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1522 |
| SFOS number | 5675 |
| Surrounded by | Bussy-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Curtilles, Forel-sur-Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Seigneux, Surpierre (FR), Villeneuve (FR) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
History
changeLucens was first mentioned in 964 as in villa Losingus. It was formerly known by the German name Losingen.
In 1969, the Lucens reactor, an underground nuclear reactor started operation in Lucens. It soon had a serious accident, resulting in massive radioactive contamination of the underground site, which was then sealed.
The nearby municipality Oulens-sur-Lucens became part of Lucens municipality on 1 July 2011.[3]
On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens joined together to become the municipality of Lucens.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 17 February 2011
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 10 January 2017
Other websites
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Media related to Lucens at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
