Lucens

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

 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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office  accessed 17 February 2011

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.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz  accessed 10 January 2017

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 

Category:Municipalities in Broye-Vully