Bussy-sur-Moudon
Origin of the name Bussy-sur-Moudon
The village is mentioned from the 12th century in the form «Buxi». The sources consulted give no etymology for this name.
Founding of Bussy-sur-Moudon
No founder or founding charter is known. The area was already frequented in Roman times: it lies on the Roman road that linked Moudon to Yverdon, where a bronze statuette was found in 1848. The village appears in written records in the 12th century and, in the mid-14th century, belonged to the castellany of Moudon. A local tradition has it founded in 1498 by inhabitants of a hamlet of the same name near Valangin, but this legend is contradicted by the mention of the name from the 12th century and by older traces of settlement (see Legends).
History of Bussy-sur-Moudon
Roman period. The area is crossed by the Moudon-Yverdon Roman road.
12th century. First mention of the village, in the form «Buxi».
14th century. In the middle of the century, Bussy belongs to the castellany of Moudon.
1413. The village has 11 hearths (households).
16th century. The noble families of Glâne and Blonay take over the lordship.
1536. With the Bernese conquest of the Pays de Vaud, the village is part of the bailiwick of Moudon until 1798.
17th century. The lordship belongs to the d'Estavayer family.
1792. The bailiff orders the repair of the village alarm signal.
1803. Bussy-sur-Moudon is part of the district of Moudon, until the district reform.
1848. Discovery of a Roman bronze statuette on the line of the old Moudon-Yverdon road.
1898. E.L. Durussel leaves substantial bequests to the commune and to the poor fund, intended in part for the upkeep of the roads.
1912. Springs are bought back in the neighbouring commune of Neyruz to install the water network.
1926. Creation and approval by the canton of Vaud of the municipal coat of arms, which recalls the House of Savoy, the d'Estavayer family and the making of vin cuit (to be cross-checked).
1980. From this date, a residential area of villas and a few family businesses noticeably change the make-up of the working population.
2008. On 1 January, the commune moves from the district of Moudon to the new Broye-Vully district (law on territorial division in force since 1 September 2006).
Population of Bussy-sur-Moudon
| 1413 | 11 hearths (households) |
| 1550 | 7 hearths (households) |
| 1764 | 140 |
| 1850 | 245 |
| 1900 | 198 |
| 1950 | 181 |
| 1970 | 153 |
| 1990 | 193 |
| 2000 | 186 |
| 2025 | 267 |
Historic sites in Bussy-sur-Moudon
The line of the Moudon-Yverdon Roman road. The village lies on the old Roman road linking Moudon to Yverdon; the bronze statuette of 1848 was found along this route.
The coat of arms and vin cuit. The coat of arms adopted in 1926 bears a cauldron, a reminder of the village speciality: vin cuit, or raisinée, prepared in very large copper cauldrons. The inhabitants were nicknamed «Medze-vin couâi» (vin cuit eaters) (to be cross-checked).
Remains in Bussy-sur-Moudon
Roman bronze statuette. In 1848 a bronze statuette was discovered on the line of the Moudon-Yverdon Roman road, evidence that the area was frequented in Antiquity.
Legends of Bussy-sur-Moudon
The fugitives from Valangin. According to tradition, in 1498 inhabitants of a hamlet called Bussy, near Valangin, fled from their lord. Reaching a league (about 4 km) from Moudon, they found the place pleasant and built a village there, giving it the name of their former hamlet. This legend is contradicted by the mention of «Buxi» from the 12th century and by older traces of settlement (to be cross-checked).
Sources
- Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Bussy-sur-Moudon »
- Wikipédia, « Bussy-sur-Moudon »
- Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »
- Wikipédia, « Districts du canton de Vaud »
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