Treycovagnes

Origin of the name Treycovagnes

First mentioned in 1228 as «Trescovanes», then «Treycovagnes» in 1318. The name is explained by «tres» (three) or by the preposition «trans» (beyond, «trey» in old Franco-Provençal), and by «covagne» or «covanh», a patois word for an old fir tree or a stump: Treycovagnes would thus mean «three fir trees» or «beyond the old fir trees» (to be cross-checked). The coat of arms adopted in 1926, with its three fir trees, is inspired by this etymology.

Founding of Treycovagnes

In Roman times the territory was crossed by the road linking Eburodunum (Yverdon) to Urba (Orbe), and a milestone of Emperor Septimius Severus was discovered here. None of the sources consulted names a founder of the village or dates its creation. In the Middle Ages Treycovagnes belonged to the lordship of Grandson; the bend charged with three scallop shells in the municipal arms recalls the arms of the lords of Grandson. The municipality comprises the street village of Treycovagnes and the hamlets of Le Châtelard and Les Uttins.

History of Treycovagnes

Roman period. The road from Eburodunum (Yverdon) to Urba (Orbe) crosses the territory; a milestone of Septimius Severus was discovered at Treycovagnes.

1228. First mention, «Trescovanes».

Middle Ages. Treycovagnes belongs to the lordship of Grandson.

1318. Mentioned as «Treycovagnes».

1416. The village has 7 hearths.

1453. The village has only 4 hearths left.

1516. Treycovagnes loses its parish status and becomes a dependency of Yverdon.

1536-1798. The village is part of the Bernese bailiwick of Yverdon.

Reformation. The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is destroyed and a school is built in its place.

1798-2006. Treycovagnes is part of the district of Yverdon.

1922. A dairy cooperative is founded; it exists until 2009.

1926. Adoption of the municipal arms: Or, three fir trees eradicated vert, overall a bend gules charged with three scallops Or.

mid-20th century. End of the extraction of peat and of a reddish limestone at Le Châtelard.

1978. From April to September the Shell company drills exploratory wells for oil and gas, without any exploitable result (to be cross-checked).

from the 1980s. Treycovagnes becomes a residential municipality.

2007. The municipality becomes part of the Yverdon-les-Bains agglomeration.

2008. The municipality is part of the district of Jura-Nord vaudois, which came into force on 1 January 2008.

Population of Treycovagnes

Population of Treycovagnes

1416	7 hearths (households)
1453	4 hearths (households)
1803	86
1850	160
1900	185
1950	194
2000	458
2025	518

Historic sites in Treycovagnes

The street village. Treycovagnes stretches along the road between Yverdon-les-Bains and Orbe, in the Orbe plain, on the line of the old Roman road from Eburodunum to Urba.

Le Châtelard. Hamlet of the municipality where peat and a reddish limestone were extracted until the mid-20th century.

Remains in Treycovagnes

Roman milestone. A milestone bearing the name of Emperor Septimius Severus was discovered at Treycovagnes; it marked the Roman road that crossed the territory.

Site of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The former parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was destroyed at the Reformation and replaced by a school.

Sources

• Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, « Treycovagnes »
• Feuille des avis officiels du canton de Vaud, « Alphabet des communes vaudoises : Treycovagnes »
• Wikipédia, « Treycovagnes »
• Wikipedia (en), « Treycovagnes »
• Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Treycovagnes

• Suscévaz (VD)
• Chamblon (VD)
• Montagny-près-Yverdon (VD)
• Belmont-sur-Yverdon (VD)
• Villars-sous-Champvent (VD)