Suchy

Canton of Vaud · District: Jura-Nord vaudois · 672 inhabitants (31.12.2025)

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Origin of the name Suchy

The village is mentioned in 885 as «Solpiaco id est Suzchie». The name is said to derive from the Roman family name Sulpius (to be cross-checked). The inhabitants are nicknamed the Sécherons.

Founding of Suchy

The site was occupied in Roman times: a burial and tile remains of a Roman dwelling, at the place called Meley, have been found there, as well as an early medieval cemetery. None of the sources consulted names a founder of the village. In 885 Emperor Charles the Fat ceded Suchy to a vassal of Margrave Rudolf, and from 888 these lands passed to the Church of Lausanne (to be cross-checked). The village then changed hands several times, from the lordship of Bavois in the 12th century to the bishop of Lausanne, then to the lords of Grandson and Belmont. In 1367 Othon de Grandson-Belmont, having taken back all the seigneurial rights, granted the inhabitants a charter of liberties.

History of Suchy

Roman period. A Roman dwelling stands at the place called Meley; a burial from the same period is known.

Early Middle Ages. A cemetery is laid out on the territory.

885. First mention, as «Solpiaco id est Suzchie»: Emperor Charles the Fat cedes Suchy to a vassal of Margrave Rudolf (to be cross-checked).

888. The lands of Suchy pass to the Church of Lausanne (to be cross-checked).

12th century. Suchy is part of the lordship of Bavois.

1172. A church dedicated to Saint Peter is recorded; from 1177 it is a dependency of that of Ependes.

1276. The village passes to the bishop of Lausanne.

1347. Suchy passes to the lordship of Grandson and Belmont (to be cross-checked).

1367. Othon de Grandson-Belmont grants the inhabitants a charter freeing them from mortmain, carting duties and, in peacetime, watch service at Belmont castle, and places them under the custom of Moudon, more favourable than the law of Belmont. Hugues de Grandson ratifies this grant on 25 May 1368.

1378. A Confraternity of the Holy Spirit is mentioned.

1536. Start of Bernese rule: Suchy belongs to the bailiwick of Yverdon until 1798.

1724. Suchy becomes a suffragan parish; between 1727 and 1861 the area of meadows doubles in an economy dominated by cereals.

1798. Suchy becomes part of the district of Yverdon.

1864. Suchy, attached again to Ependes after 1845, becomes a parish.

1899-1908. Arrival of the telephone (1899), electricity (1900) and pressurised water (1908).

1917. On 19 May, adoption of the municipal coat of arms, whose keys recall the church's dedication to Saint Peter.

1920. Construction of the water tower.

1937-1939. Land consolidation; the village's vineyards are grubbed up in 1957.

2008. Suchy becomes part of the new district of Jura-Nord vaudois.

2012. The water tower is decommissioned; in 2018 an association is founded to turn it into an escape room while preserving the building.

Population of Suchy

24 hearths (households)

1409

34 hearths (households)

1550

251 (62 hearths)

1764

390

1850

354

1900

325

1950

345

2000

672

2025

Historic sites in Suchy

Church of Saint-Pierre. Church dedicated to Saint Peter, recorded in 1172 and long a dependency of Ependes, a parish church since 1864. Dating from the 12th century, it was rebuilt in the 18th century. It now belongs to the parish of Pomy-Gressy-Suchy.

Water tower. Built in 1920, shortly after pressurised water arrived, this protected building has been out of use since 2012. An association founded in 2018 aims to give it new life as an escape room.

Farmhouses. The village centre preserves many characteristic farmhouses from the 17th to the 19th century.

Remains in Suchy

Roman remains. A Roman-period burial and tile remains of a Roman dwelling, found at the place called Meley on the way up from Ependes.

Early medieval cemetery. Cemetery showing that the site was occupied before its first written mention in 885.

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