Crassier
Origin of the name Crassier
The village is mentioned from 1123 in the form «de Craceio». The origin of the name is not explained by the sources consulted.
Founding of Crassier
The area was settled long before the Middle Ages: Neolithic and Roman remains as well as Burgundian graves have been found here. The village appears in written records in 1123. In the Middle Ages it was held by a local noble family and formed a lordship, mentioned from 1135, on which the neighbouring village of Borex also depended. The sources consulted do not say who founded the village or under what circumstances.
History of Crassier
Neolithic. Remains from this period attest to early occupation of the area.
Roman period. Roman remains on the municipal territory.
Early Middle Ages. Burgundian graves.
1123. First mention of the village, «de Craceio».
1135. The lordship of Crassier is mentioned; it is then held by a local noble family.
1225. The parish church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine comes under the abbey of Bonmont, until the Reformation.
1409. A confraternity of the Holy Spirit is recorded.
1564. After the Treaty of Lausanne, the locality is divided between Bern and the Pays de Gex.
1664-1665. Enlargement of the church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine.
1737. Birth in Crassier of Suzanne Curchod, daughter of the local pastor and future wife of the minister Jacques Necker.
18th century. Crassier forms a small lordship with its own jurisdiction.
1798. Crassier belongs to the district of Nyon.
1834-1878. The municipality is placed under administration.
1839. Construction of a school shared with Borex.
1905. Opening of the Nyon-Crassier-Divonne railway.
1962. The train is replaced by a bus service.
2000. The municipality has 769 inhabitants.
2021. Renovation of the former station (to be cross-checked).
2025. The municipality has 1'272 inhabitants on 31 December.
Population of Crassier
| 1764 | 168 |
| 1850 | 162 |
| 1900 | 206 |
| 1950 | 277 |
| 1990 | 512 |
| 2000 | 769 |
| 2025 | 1'272 |
Historic sites in Crassier
Protestant church, former church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. Medieval parish church that came under the abbey of Bonmont from 1225 until the Reformation; it was enlarged in 1664-1665 and is now a Protestant church.
Former station. A reminder of the Nyon-Crassier-Divonne line, operated from 1905 to 1962; the building was renovated in 2021 (to be cross-checked).
Remains in Crassier
Prehistoric, Roman and Burgundian remains. The municipal territory has yielded Neolithic and Roman remains as well as Burgundian graves, evidence of settlement long before the village's first mention.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Crassier »
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Borex »
- Wikipédia, « Crassier (Vaud) »
- Wikipédia, « Suzanne Curchod »
- Wikipedia (EN), « Crassier »
- Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
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