Mutrux

Origin of the name Mutrux

First mentioned in 1309 in the form «Mostrue» and in 1359 in the form «Mustrueu». The name comes from Late Latin «monasteriolu», small church; it is thought to recall the probable dependence of the place on the charterhouse of La Lance, in Concise (to be cross-checked).

Founding of Mutrux

None of the sources consulted names a founder or dates the creation of the village. A section of an old Roman road, the Vy d'Etraz, crosses the municipal territory. In the Middle Ages Mutrux depended on the lordship of Grandson, then on the métralie of Provence. For worship the village belonged to the parish of Concise. Mutrux has remained a farming municipality, lying at the foot of the north-eastern slope of the Mont Aubert. The inhabitants are nicknamed the «Chats-Borgnes» (to be cross-checked).

History of Mutrux

Roman period. A section of an old Roman road, the Vy d'Etraz, crosses the territory of the present municipality.

1309. First mention of the village, «Mostrue».

1359. The village is mentioned in the form «Mustrueu».

Middle Ages. Mutrux depends on the lordship of Grandson, then on the métralie of Provence; it belongs to the parish of Concise.

1798. Mutrux is attached to the district of Grandson until 2006.

1803. The village has 91 inhabitants.

1848. Mutrux forms a parish with Provence (the parish of Concise gives 1846 as the date of separation, to be cross-checked).

1850. The population reaches 226 inhabitants, the highest known figure.

1909. Founding of the dairy society.

1970. The population falls to 79 inhabitants.

1984. Start of a renovation programme.

1990. Mutrux is again attached to the parish of Concise.

2006. With the reform of the districts, Mutrux joins the district of Jura-Nord vaudois.

2007. The dairy society merges with that of Provence.

Population of Mutrux

Population of Mutrux

1803	91
1850	226
1900	182
1950	120
1970	79
2000	113
2025	138

Historic sites in Mutrux

Route of the Vy d'Etraz. A section of an old Roman road, known as the Vy d'Etraz, crosses the municipal territory.

Sources

• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Mutrux »
• Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Concise »
• Wikipédia, « Mutrux »
• Wikipedia (en), « Mutrux »
• Statistique Vaud, « Population résidante permanente au 31 décembre 2025 »

Other villages near Mutrux

• Provence (VD)
• Vernéaz (NE)
• Fresens (NE)
• Montalchez (NE)
• Vaumarcus (NE)