Lussy-sur-Morges

Origin of the name Lussy-sur-Morges

First mentioned in 1026 in the form « in villa Luciaco ». The name is thought to derive from a Latin family name (Luscius or Luccius) followed by the suffix of Celtic origin -akos/-acum, and to designate an estate belonging to a clan named Luscius or Luccius (to be cross-checked). The present name, Lussy-sur-Morges, was adopted in 1953 to distinguish the municipality from other places of the same name. The inhabitants are nicknamed Lucifers (in the sense of evening star).

Founding of Lussy-sur-Morges

The very name of the village points to a Roman or Gallo-Roman estate belonging to a certain Luscius or Luccius (to be cross-checked). None of the sources consulted says who founded the village or when. In 1026 the abbey of Romainmôtier owned land there; the place then depended on the abbey of Saint-Maurice until 1536. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Coinsin, called Saint-André in the 15th and 16th centuries.

History of Lussy-sur-Morges

1026. First mention, « in villa Luciaco »; the abbey of Romainmôtier owns land at Lussy.

1177. The church of Saint-Pierre is a parish church and belongs to the Great St Bernard (to be cross-checked); 15 hearths (households) are counted.

1416. Lussy has 20 hearths (households).

1453. Only 15 hearths (households) remain.

15th-16th centuries. The hamlet of Coinsin is called Saint-André.

1536. End of the dependence on the abbey of Saint-Maurice; Lussy becomes part of the Bernese bailiwick of Morges.

1746. Lussy is made a lordship.

1757-1759. Construction of the parsonage by Abraham Burnand.

1761. Construction of the church by Abraham Burnand, replacing the old church of Saint-Pierre.

1768. First mention of a mill on the Boiron, still working before 1914.

1798. Lussy belongs to the district of Morges.

1866. A fire destroys part of the village.

1953. The municipality takes the name Lussy-sur-Morges.

1980s. The Lausanne-Geneva motorway encourages residential development.

2008. Lussy-sur-Morges becomes part of the new district of Morges, created by the territorial reorganisation of 2006.

Population of Lussy-sur-Morges

Population of Lussy-sur-Morges

1177	15 hearths (households)
1416	20 hearths (households)
1453	15 hearths (households)
1764	147
1850	188
1900	165
1950	178
1980	270
1990	420
2000	578
2025	721

Historic sites in Lussy-sur-Morges

Church and parsonage. The church, built in 1761 by Abraham Burnand, replaced the old church of Saint-Pierre, a parish church in the Middle Ages. The adjoining parsonage, by the same architect, dates from 1757-1759.

Hamlet of Coinsin. Hamlet of the municipality, called Saint-André in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Remains in Lussy-sur-Morges

Former Boiron mill. Mill on the bank of the Boiron, mentioned from 1768 and still working before 1914.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Lussy-sur-Morges »
• Wikipédia, « Lussy-sur-Morges »
• Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Lussy-sur-Morges

• Lully (VD)
• Tolochenaz (VD)
• Villars-sous-Yens (VD)
• Denens (VD)
• Saint-Prex (VD)