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Lucens
Lucens () is a municipality in the Broye-Vully district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Lucens is first mentioned in 964 as ''in villa Losingus''. It was formerly known by the German name ''Losingen''. In 1969 the Lucens reactor, an underground nuclear reactor, began operations. It was a pilot project to test a heavy-water moderated, carbon dioxide gas-cooled reactor. Soon after the initial start up, an undetected blockage in one of the cooling pipes led to a partial fuel meltdown and massive radioactive contamination of the underground site. Following the accident, the reactor was decommissioned and the cavern was then sealed. No humans were irradiated in the accident. Geography After the 2017 merger Lucens had an area of . Before the merger Lucens had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucens Hotel
Lucens () is a municipality in the Broye-Vully district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Lucens is first mentioned in 964 as ''in villa Losingus''. It was formerly known by the German name ''Losingen''. In 1969 the Lucens reactor, an underground nuclear reactor, began operations. It was a pilot project to test a heavy-water moderated, carbon dioxide gas-cooled reactor. Soon after the initial start up, an undetected blockage in one of the cooling pipes led to a partial fuel meltdown and massive radioactive contamination of the underground site. Following the accident, the reactor was decommissioned and the cavern was then sealed. No humans were irradiated in the accident. Geography After the 2017 merger Lucens had an area of . Before the merger Lucens had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forel-sur-Lucens
Forel-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Forel-sur-Lucens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Forel-sur-Lucens is first mentioned about 1200 as ''Forest''. Geography Forel-sur-Lucens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oulens-sur-Lucens
Oulens-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On July 1, 2011 it was merged into Lucens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011 History Oulens-sur-Lucens is first mentioned around 1403-09 as ''Olens''.Geography Oulens-sur-Lucens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads). ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucens Reactor
The Lucens reactor was a 6 MW experimental nuclear power reactor built next to Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland. After its connection to the electrical grid on 29 January 1968, the reactor only operated for a few months before it suffered an accident on 21 January 1969. The cause was a corrosion-induced loss of heat dispersal leading to the destruction of a pressure tube which caused an adjacent pressure tube to fail, and partial meltdown of the core, resulting in radioactive contamination of the cavern. Description In 1962 the construction of a Swiss-designed pilot nuclear power plant began. The heavy-water moderated, carbon dioxide gas-cooled reactor was built in a cavern. It produced 28 MW of heat, which was used to generate 6 MW of electricity, and it became critical 29 December 1966. It was fueled by 0.96% enriched uranium alloyed with chromium cased in magnesium alloy (magnesium with 0.6% zirconium) inserted into a graphite matrix. Carbon dioxide gas was pumped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moudon District
Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon. The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km² with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003). Mergers and name changes * On 1 January 1961 the municipality of Bercher went to the Echallens District. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Boulens, Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Montaubion-Chardonney, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Ogens, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Sottens, Thierrens, and Villars-Mendraz came from the District de Moudon to join the Gros-de-Vaud District. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Brenles, Bussy-sur-Moudon, Chavannes-sur-Moudon, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Curtilles, Dompierre, Forel-sur-Lucens, Hermenches, Lovatens, Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Prévonloup, Rossenge, Sarzens, Syens, Villars-le-Comte, and Vucherens came from the District de Moudon to join the Broye-Vully Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broye-Vully District
Broye-Vully District (french: District de la Broye-Vully) is a district in Vaud Canton in Switzerland. Geography Broye-Vully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 2.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Broye-Vully has a population () of . In there were 280 live births to Swiss citizens and 116 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 277 deaths of Swiss citizens and 19 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 whil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cremin
Cremin () is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Cremin, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Cremin is first mentioned in 1365 as ''Cremyn''. Geography Cremin had an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transport infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarzens
Sarzens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Sarzens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Sarzens is first mentioned around 996-1017 as ''villa sarningis''. In 1261 it was mentioned as ''Sarsens''. Geography Sarzens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 76.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surpierre
Surpierre ( frp, Surpiérra, or ) is a municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. In January 2005 Surpierre incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Praratoud, in January 2017 Surpierre incorporated Villeneuve and in January 2021 it incorporated Cheiry. History Surpierre is first mentioned in 1142 as ''Super Petram''. Cheiry Cheiry is first mentioned around 1184-85 as ''Chirie''. Its territory was enlarged in 2005 with the formerly independent municipality Chapelle. On 5 October 1994, 23 members of the cult the Order of the Solar Temple were found in dead in the farm La Rochette in Cheiry. Geography After the 2017 merger Surpierre had an area of . Before the merger Surpierre had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads). In the 2013/18 survey a total of or about 3.1% of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesalles-sur-Moudon
Chesalles-sur-Moudon is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Brenles, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Lucens. History Chesalles-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1273 as ''Chesales''. Geography Chesalles-sur-Moudon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 77.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bussy-sur-Moudon
Bussy-sur-Moudon ( frp, Bussê) is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Bussy-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in the 12th Century as ''Buxi''. Geography Bussy-sur-Moudon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Out of the forested land, 20.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.3% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moudon
Moudon (; la, Minnodunum; german: Milden) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of Moudon District and is now in the Broye-Vully district. History Montmagny was known as ''Minnodunum'' or ''Minnidunum'' during the Roman era. Around 1100, 1154 and 1180 it was mentioned as ''Meldun'', in 1161 it was ''Moudon'' and in 1167 as ''Meldunum'' or ''Mildunum''. As ancient Minnodunum, during Roman times, the city was in the country of the Helvetii, on a road from Viviscus (modern Vevey), on the Lake of Geneva, to Aventicum (modern Avenches). Geography Moudon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
