Chevroux, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Chevroux is a municipality
in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 39.1% is used for growing crops and 4.6% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chevroux became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on the south-east bank of Lake Neuchâtel
. It consists of the village of Chevroux and the hamlet
of Ostende (previously known as Chevrottet).
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per bend Gules and Argent, overall behind a Lion passant guardant holding a Scimitar a rising Sun all of Or.
Most of the population speaks French
(347 or 90.6%), with German
being second most common (24 or 6.3%) and Polish
third (5 or 1.3%).
Of the population in the municipality 185 or about 48.3% were born in Chevroux and lived there in 2000. There were 76 or 19.8% who were born in the same canton, while 84 or 21.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 31 or 8.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 non-Swiss man and 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 15 and the non-Swiss population increased by 5 people. This represents a population growth rate of 5.3%.
The age distribution, , in Chevroux is; 36 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 58 teenagers or 14.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 38 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 10.2% are between 30 and 39, 66 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 58 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 49 people or 12.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 32 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 16 people or 4.1% who are between80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 152 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 190 married individuals, 27 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.64 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 63.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 143 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 36 households that consist of only one person and 22 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 145 households that answered this question, 24.8% were households made up of just one person and there were 4 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 43 married couples without children, 56 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 137 single family homes (or 69.5% of the total) out of a total of 197 inhabited buildings. There were 22 multi-family buildings (11.2%), along with 25 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.7%) and 13 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (6.6%). Of the single family homes 16 were built before 1919, while 14 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (42) were built between 1961 and 1970. The most multi-family homes (5) were built before 1919 and the next most (4) were built between 1981 and 1990. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 239 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 84. There were 6 single room apartments and 63 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 137 apartments (57.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 94 apartments (39.3%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.39%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 33.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(24.81%), the SP
(15.89%) and the LPS Party
(5.8%). In the federal election, a total of 154 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 54.2%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 84. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 24, of which 20 were in agriculture and 5 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 20 of which 5 or (25.0%) were in manufacturing and 2 (10.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 40. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 17.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 23 or 57.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 12.5% were in education.
, there were 38 workers who commuted into the municipality and 101 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.1% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
who belonged, and there were 8 individuals (or about 2.09% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 2 (or about 0.52% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 26 (or about 6.79% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 6 individuals (or about 1.57% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 35 who completed tertiary schooling, 62.9% were Swiss men, 22.9% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 53 students in the Chevroux school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 23 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 30 students in those schools.
, there were 19 students in Chevroux who came from another municipality, while 60 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Vaud
Vaud
Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Chevroux has an area, , of 4.37 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 2.08 km² (0.803092489872473 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83 km² (0.320464791631804 sq mi) or 19.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.41 km² (0.158301885022939 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 1.01 km² (0.38996318017846 sq mi) or 23.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 39.1% is used for growing crops and 4.6% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chevroux became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on the south-east bank of Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....
. It consists of the village of Chevroux and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Ostende (previously known as Chevrottet).
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Per bend Gules and Argent, overall behind a Lion passant guardant holding a Scimitar a rising Sun all of Or.
Demographics
Chevroux has a population of . , 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.2%. It has changed at a rate of 5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 0.3% due to births and deaths.Most of the population speaks French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(347 or 90.6%), with German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
being second most common (24 or 6.3%) and Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
third (5 or 1.3%).
Of the population in the municipality 185 or about 48.3% were born in Chevroux and lived there in 2000. There were 76 or 19.8% who were born in the same canton, while 84 or 21.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 31 or 8.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 non-Swiss man and 2 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 15 and the non-Swiss population increased by 5 people. This represents a population growth rate of 5.3%.
The age distribution, , in Chevroux is; 36 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 58 teenagers or 14.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 38 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 10.2% are between 30 and 39, 66 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 58 people or 14.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 49 people or 12.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 32 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 16 people or 4.1% who are between80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 152 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 190 married individuals, 27 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.64 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 63.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 143 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 36 households that consist of only one person and 22 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 145 households that answered this question, 24.8% were households made up of just one person and there were 4 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 43 married couples without children, 56 married couples with children There were 3 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 137 single family homes (or 69.5% of the total) out of a total of 197 inhabited buildings. There were 22 multi-family buildings (11.2%), along with 25 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.7%) and 13 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (6.6%). Of the single family homes 16 were built before 1919, while 14 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (42) were built between 1961 and 1970. The most multi-family homes (5) were built before 1919 and the next most (4) were built between 1981 and 1990. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 239 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 84. There were 6 single room apartments and 63 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 137 apartments (57.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 94 apartments (39.3%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.39%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
World heritage sites
The prehistoric settlements at La Bessime and Village are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the AlpsPrehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps is a series of prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands...
a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Site.
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 33.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(24.81%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.89%) and the LPS Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland
The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals....
(5.8%). In the federal election, a total of 154 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 54.2%.
Economy
, Chevroux had an unemployment rate of 2.2%. , there were 40 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 52 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector. There were 179 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.8% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 84. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 24, of which 20 were in agriculture and 5 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 20 of which 5 or (25.0%) were in manufacturing and 2 (10.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 40. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 17.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 23 or 57.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 12.5% were in education.
, there were 38 workers who commuted into the municipality and 101 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 3.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.1% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 73 or 19.1% were Roman Catholic, while 266 or 69.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
who belonged, and there were 8 individuals (or about 2.09% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 2 (or about 0.52% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 26 (or about 6.79% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 6 individuals (or about 1.57% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Chevroux about 121 or (31.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 35 or (9.1%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 35 who completed tertiary schooling, 62.9% were Swiss men, 22.9% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 53 students in the Chevroux school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 23 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 30 students in those schools.
, there were 19 students in Chevroux who came from another municipality, while 60 residents attended schools outside the municipality.