Lucens

Lucens
Lucens village
Location of Lucens
Lucens
Lucens
Coordinates: 46°42′N 6°51′E / 46.700°N 6.850°E / 46.700; 6.850
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictBroye-Vully
Government
  MayorSyndic
Area
  Total
7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
4,200
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1522
SFOS number5675
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byBussy-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Curtilles, Forel-sur-Lucens, Moudon, Oulens-sur-Lucens, Seigneux, Surpierre (FR), Villeneuve (FR)
Websitewww.lucens.ch
Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

Lucens (French pronunciation: [lysɑ̃s]) 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.