Lucens
municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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Summary
Lucens is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lucens ranks in the top 3% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (426 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Broye-Vully District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Broye[6]
- Official language: French[7]
- Shares border with: Forel-sur-Lucens[8], Cremin[9]
- Postal code: 1522[10], 1526[11], 1683[12]
- Commons category: Lucens[13]
- Licence plate code: VD[14]
- Local dialing code: 021[15]
- Official website: https://www.lucens.ch[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lucens[17]
- Population: 4133[18], 4200[19]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Lucens[20]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5675[21]
- Replaces: Chesalles-sur-Moudon[22], Oulens-sur-Lucens[23], Sarzens[24], Forel-sur-Lucens[25], Brenles[26], Cremin[27]
- Heritage designation: Swiss townscape worthy of protection[28]
- Official name: Lucens[29]
- List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Lucens[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lucens, Switzerland[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 498 m[32], 500 m[33]
- Area: 7.86 km²[34], 19.28 km²[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[36]
Why It Matters
Lucens has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Lucens is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]