Forel-sur-Lucens
Origin of the name Forel-sur-Lucens
The name Forel-sur-Lucens first appears around 1200, in the old form Forest, a place name evoking the forest surrounding the village on its plateau overlooking the Broye valley. The qualifier «sur-Lucens» distinguishes this village from other Vaud localities also bearing the name Forel, notably Forel en Lavaux and Forel près de Savigny.
Founding of Forel-sur-Lucens
Forel-sur-Lucens has no single founder and no known founding act: like many villages in the region, it took shape gradually on an agricultural plateau overlooking the Broye valley. From the 12th century, the place formed a small seigneury dependent on the counts of Savoy. The grant is said to have been made in 1333 to a knight named Girard de Dizy (to be verified), before the seigneury passed to the d'Estavayer family, then, by transmission, to the Bergier family of Lausanne in the 18th century (the exact year of 1712 sometimes cited remains to be verified).
History of Forel-sur-Lucens
around 1200. First attested mention of the place, in the form Forest.
12th century. Forel forms a small seigneury dependent on the counts of Savoy.
1333. The grant of the seigneury is said to have been made to the knight Girard de Dizy (to be verified).
14th-15th century. The seigneury passes to the d'Estavayer family.
18th century. The d'Estavayer family transfers the seigneury to the Bergier family of Lausanne, which keeps it until 1798 (the exact date of this transfer, sometimes given as 1712, remains to be verified).
1536-1798. Under Bernese rule, Forel belongs to the bailiwick of Moudon.
1798. End of the Bernese Ancien Régime; the village then has 192 inhabitants and comes under the newly created district of Moudon.
1834. A school class is set up in the village chapel.
1850. The village reaches its historical population peak, with 233 inhabitants.
1888. The original chapel is destroyed; a school is built the same year, reusing its stones according to some sources (to be verified).
1905. Introduction of a postal bus line serving the village (to be verified).
1920. Adoption of the municipal coat of arms, inspired by that of the Bergier family, with a pennant bearing Savoy arms (to be verified).
1923. Installation of a pressurized water network (to be verified).
1951. Construction of the village's current chapel (or Reformed church), at Forel-Dessous.
1968. Closure of the village school.
2002. Closure of the village post office, on 1 November (to be verified).
2006. Dissolution of the district of Moudon; the village joins the new district of Broye-Vully.
30 November 2014. The municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens, Lucens and Sarzens decide to merge.
1 January 2017. Creation of the new municipality of Lucens; Forel-sur-Lucens loses its status as an independent municipality.
Population of Forel-sur-Lucens
| 1406-1436 | 12 hearths (households) |
| 1764 | 188 |
| 1798 | 192 |
| 1850 | 233 |
| 1900 | 195 |
| 1950 | 163 |
| 2000 | 137 |
| 2015 | 152 |
Historic sites in Forel-sur-Lucens
Chapel (Reformed church) of Forel-Dessous. The village's current religious building, built in 1951 at Forel-Dessous, after the destruction of the original chapel in 1888. The inhabitants traditionally belonged to the parish of Curtilles (to be verified).
The hamlets of Forel-Dessus and Forel-Dessous. The historic village is made up of two distinct hamlets, Forel-Dessus and Forel-Dessous, located on an agricultural plateau overlooking the Broye valley.
Former school building. School built in 1888 on the site of, or with materials from, the former chapel, in operation until its closure in 1968.
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, article Forel-sur-Lucens
- Wikipédia, Forel-sur-Lucens
- Wikipedia (EN), Forel-sur-Lucens
- Commune de Lucens, page historique de Forel-sur-Lucens
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