Lussery
Origin of the name Lussery
The name Lussery is attested for the first time in 1147 in the Latinized form «Luseri». It is said to derive from the Latin personal name Luxurius, borne by a Gallo-Roman or Burgundian landowner who is said to have given his name to the original agricultural estate (to be cross-checked).
Founding of Lussery
Like most villages in the Gros-de-Vaud region, Lussery formed gradually around a rural estate of the early Middle Ages, without an individually identified founder. As early as the 13th century, Lussery and the neighbouring village of Villars-Lussery together formed a seigneury, some of whose lands belonged to the chapter of Lausanne cathedral and to the abbey of Lac de Joux (to be cross-checked). The village owes its development to its favourable agricultural position in the valley of the middle Venoge.
History of Lussery
1147. First written mention of the village under the name Luseri, in a deed relating to the ecclesiastical possessions of the region.
13th century. Lussery and the neighbouring village of Villars-Lussery together form a seigneury; local lands belong to the chapter of Lausanne cathedral and to the abbey of Lac de Joux (to be cross-checked).
1536. The conquest of the Pays de Vaud by Berne places Lussery under the administration of the bailiwick of Morges.
1798-1803. During the Helvetic Republic, the village belongs to the canton of Léman, before joining the canton of Vaud with the Act of Mediation of 1803.
1925. A cantonal decree of 10 February officially establishes the coat of arms of the municipality of Lussery.
1980. The population of the region reaches its lowest point, with 178 inhabitants recorded, before a marked demographic recovery in the following decades.
1999. On 1 January, the municipalities of Lussery and Villars-Lussery merge to form the new municipality of Lussery-Villars.
2006. On 31 August, the district of Cossonay, to which Lussery-Villars belonged, is dissolved.
2008. The municipality of Lussery-Villars becomes part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud, created as part of the Vaud territorial reform (the exact transition year is to be cross-checked, one source mentions 2007).
1990s. Construction of a Reformed church located between the two former villages, symbolizing the coming together of Lussery and Villars-Lussery.
2022-2023. The municipality has about 480 inhabitants according to the most recent censuses, confirming the demographic growth that began in the 1980s.
Population of Lussery
| 1850 | 324 |
| 1888 | 249 |
| 1900 | 286 |
| 1910 | 242 |
| 1980 | 178 |
| 1997 | 324 (168 in Lussery and 156 in Villars-Lussery, just before the merger) |
| 2010 | 350 |
| 2022 | 482 (to be cross-checked) |
| 2023 | 473 (to be cross-checked) |
Historic sites in Lussery
The Venoge mill. A mill using the hydraulic power of the Venoge has been in operation since the 17th century, equipped with large paddle wheels still visible today (to be cross-checked).
The «La Croix-Blanche» communal inn. This former village inn, now converted into an establishment with guest rooms, is a historic building characteristic of the town of Lussery.
The house with the bell. Historic building located in the part of the former village of Villars-Lussery, bearing a bell that gave it its name (to be cross-checked).
The Rue de la Dîme. This street takes its name from the old system of the tithe, a feudal levy on harvests, recalling the medieval seigneurial organization of the village.
Farmhouses of the 18th and 19th centuries. Several traditional farmhouses from these two centuries are preserved in the built fabric of the former village, testifying to the historic agricultural character of Lussery.
The Reformed church. Built in the 1990s between the two former villages, this church symbolically marks the union of Lussery and Villars-Lussery following their administrative merger of 1999.
Remains in Lussery
The 17th-century hydraulic mill. The village's most notable industrial remains, this mill on the Venoge retains its paddle wheel and bears witness to the former exploitation of the river's motive power (to be cross-checked).
Wrought-iron workshop. A remnant of traditional local craftsmanship, this workshop recalls the rural craft activities once practised in the village (to be cross-checked).
Sources
- Wikipédia FR - Lussery-Villars
- Wikipédia DE - Lussery-Villars
- Wikipédia EN - Lussery-Villars
- Office fédéral de la statistique - Portraits régionaux, chiffres-clés des communes
- Office fédéral de la statistique - Évolution de la population des communes 1850-2000
- Recueil systématique de la législation vaudoise - Arrêté relatif aux armoiries communales de Lussery (10 février 1925)
- Site officiel de la commune de Lussery-Villars
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