History of the villages of the Lausanne district (Vaud)
The 6 documented localities of the Lausanne district, in the canton of Vaud. Each page covers the origin of the name, the main stages of its history and its remains, with sources.
Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Built on the ruins of a Roman villa, Cheseaux received in 1736 the observatory of the astronomer Jean-Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, known across Europe for his « Traité de la comète ».
VDEpalinges
In 1916 two hospital establishments open in Epalinges, above Lausanne: the first to fight tuberculosis in the lowlands.
VDJouxtens-Mézery
At the castle of Mézery, a salon of 26 painted panels, commissioned around 1760 for the castle of Hermenches, mainly depicts the pastimes of the nobility.
VD · TownLausanne
In 1275 Lausanne cathedral is consecrated in the presence of Pope Gregory X and King Rudolf of Habsburg. The city has been home to the IOC since 1915.
VDLe Mont-sur-Lausanne
In the 18th century Le Mont is run by a grand governor, a marshal and three lesser governors, one per hamlet. For military purposes its inhabitants march under the banner of the Cité of Lausanne.
VDRomanel-sur-Lausanne
The people of this old street village on the Echallens road are nicknamed « Lè Buya-tsa » in dialect, the « cat-washers ». Romanette lemonade was made here from 1938 to 1979.