La Lécherette

Origin of the name La Lécherette

The origin of the name is not explained in the sources consulted.

Founding of La Lécherette

La Lécherette is a mountain locality in the Pays-d'Enhaut, in the municipality of Château-d'Œx, crossed by the Col des Mosses road. It is not a village founded at a known date but a group of scattered farm buildings: as late as 1950 La Lécherette was an exclusively agricultural area. Its development dates from the opening of a first ski lift at Les Eraisis in 1958, after which several families, first from Lausanne, built chalets there. The sources consulted name no founder.

History of La Lécherette

19th century. In winter, passage by sledge through La Lécherette is not guaranteed.

1868. Opening of the Mosses road (date to be cross-checked).

1905. The municipal council decides that the five school-age children of La Lécherette will be taken by horse every day to the school in L'Etivaz.

1922. The first motor car passes through.

1950. La Lécherette is still an exclusively agricultural area.

1958. The notary André Paschoud opens the first ski lift at Les Eraisis; families, first from Lausanne, build chalets (date to be cross-checked: another source dates the Eraisis lift to 1957).

1963. On 22 March the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg sign the concession deed authorising the use of the power generated by diverting the waters of the two Hongrin and eight other streams towards Lake Geneva.

1971. First steps of the chapel project on 30 January; on 17 April, decision to buy plot no. 317.

1972. On 2 September, founding meeting of the Association pour l'église.

1978. Inauguration and dedication of the chapel of La Lécherette on 17 December.

1983. Inauguration of the chapel organ on 12 February.

Historic sites in La Lécherette

Chapel of La Lécherette. Protestant chapel inaugurated on 17 December 1978; the preliminary design is by the architect Hohler, working with the architecture office « Le Triangle » of Château-d'Œx. It was planned in masonry and timber under a large roof with a small bell turret. Its organ was inaugurated in 1983.

Ski area. Together with Les Mosses, La Lécherette forms the winter sports resort of Les Mosses - La Lécherette. Its area, between 1'379 and 1'680 metres, is served by two main ski lifts and two shorter ones.

Les Mosses and La Lécherette mire landscape. The Les Mosses - La Lécherette area is a vast mire landscape listed as of national importance.

Col des Mosses road. The locality is crossed by main road 11, used by PostBus line 174 between Château-d'Œx and the Col des Mosses.

Sources

• Guy Liagre, « Si l'Eternel ne bâtit la maison... Les débuts de la chapelle de La Lécherette », Église évangélique réformée du canton de Vaud
• Wikipédia, « La Lécherette »
• Wikipédia, « Les Mosses »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
• geo.admin.ch, Recherche de lieux (swisstopo)

Other villages near La Lécherette

• Les Mosses (VD)
• L'Etivaz (VD)
• Les Moulins (VD)
• La Comballaz (VD)
• Rossinière (VD)