Lucens

Lucens is a municipality in Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Lucens
Municipality
Lucens village
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lucens
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Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°51′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area [1]
• 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.lucens.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

History

Lucens 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]