Suscévaz

Canton of Vaud · District: Jura-Nord vaudois · 263 inhabitants (31.12.2025)

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Origin of the name Suscévaz

The village is mentioned in 1140 as «Subsilva» («in Subsilva»). The name comes from Latin and means «below the forest», matching its position on the wooded southern slopes of Mont de Chamblon. It is pronounced «Suscève».

Founding of Suscévaz

Archaeological remains show Roman occupation of the site, which lay on a route linking Orbe and Yverdon. None of the sources consulted names a founder of the village. In the Middle Ages the place depended on the abbey of the Lac de Joux, which owned land there, and from 1225, after the division of that lordship, it was attached to the lordship of Champvent. The municipality comprises the village, on a hill, and the hamlet of Grange Décoppet.

History of Suscévaz

Roman period. The site, on a route linking Orbe and Yverdon, is occupied, as archaeological remains show.

1140. First mention, as «Subsilva».

1225. Following the division of the lordship of Champvent, the village is attached to it and remains so for centuries.

1453. The chapel of Saint-Barthélemy is recorded; the village belongs to the parish of Champvent.

1536. Start of Bernese rule: Suscévaz belongs to the bailiwick of Yverdon until 1798.

17th century. The chapel of Saint-Barthélemy is taken out of use.

1624. Date of the bell owned by the municipality.

1655. Founding of a first «abbaye» (shooting society); a second one is founded in 1745.

1763. The Decoppet family presents a flag to one of the village shooting societies.

1798. Suscévaz becomes part of the district of Yverdon.

1846-1848. The only period when the village is not part of the parish of Champvent: it is then joined to that of Yverdon.

1888. Founding of the dairy society, active until 2001.

1927. Adoption of the municipal coat of arms, based on the flag presented in 1763 by the Decoppet family.

1945. Founding of the cattle-breeding society, active until 2006.

2005. The primary sector provides 77% of jobs; the municipality focuses on market gardening, sugar beet, livestock and some winegrowing.

2006. Suscévaz takes part in drawing up the Yverdon-les-Bains agglomeration, without joining it.

2008. Suscévaz becomes part of the new district of Jura-Nord vaudois.

28 September 2025. Voters in Suscévaz (85 yes, 41 no) and Mathod (224 yes, 47 no) approve the merger agreement.

1 January 2027. Planned entry into force of the merger with Mathod; the new municipality is to be called Mathod-Suscévaz, with Suscévaz becoming one of its localities.

Population of Suscévaz

121

1803

180

1850

144

1900

178

1950

138

1970

178

2000

263

2025

Historic sites in Suscévaz

The hilltop village. The village, at 445 metres above sea level, sits on a hill on the southern slopes of Mont de Chamblon, facing the Orbe plain. It has no church: it has almost always belonged to the parish of Champvent.

Hamlet of Grange Décoppet. Hamlet of the municipality, separate from the main village; together with it, it makes up the municipal territory.

Mont de Chamblon vineyard. Small vineyard on the southern slope of Mont de Chamblon, producing red and rosé wine bearing the municipality's name.

Remains in Suscévaz

Roman remains. Archaeological remains confirm occupation of the site in Roman times, along the Orbe-Yverdon route.

Legends of Suscévaz

The inhabitants' nicknames. By tradition, the inhabitants are nicknamed the «Susçons», perhaps «the lollipops» in Vaud patois (to be cross-checked), and «lè Pilanta-lâma», «the wool-planters».

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