Lucens

Lucens is a municipality in Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
History.
Lucens was 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 started operation in Lucens. It soon had a serious accident, resulting in massive radioactive contamination of the underground site, which was then sealed.
The nearby municipality Oulens-sur-Lucens became part of Lucens municipality on 1 July 2011.
On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens joined together to become the municipality of Lucens.