Cossonay
Encyclopedia
Cossonay is a municipality
in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
. It is the seat of the district of Morges.
ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name Cochoniacum. In 1164, this appears as Cosonai, and in 1228 as Cossonai.
Ulrich von Cossonay gave the village church to the monastery in Romainmôtier
in 1096. In 1224, it passed to the Benedictine
monastery in Lutry
, which built a priory in the second half of the 13th century. The town wall, built in the 11th century, was rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Barons of Cossonay ruled over a territory from La Chaux to Boussens and from Dizy to Gollion.
Cossonay received city rights in 1264. A fire near the end of the 14th century destroyed much of the town and the town archives. In 1421, the town passed to the house of Savoy.
When the canton of Vaud was conquered by the Bernese in 1536, the town came under the administration at Morges
. From 1798 to 1803, Cossonay was part of the canton of Léman
in the Helvetic Republic
, which was transformed into the canton of Vaud by the mediation of Napoleon. The district of Cossonay was formed in 1798, and the municipality has been its capital since its inception.
. The town stretches across the high plateau west of the Venoge, about 130 m (426.5 ft) above the valley floor, in the Gros de Vaud in the middle of the canton of Vaud.
The municipality is the breadbasket of Vaud. The eastern boundary is the Venoge. In the south, it reaches down to the valley of the Valezard, and in the north to Pré Defour. On the west, lies the forest of Sépey, in which the highest point of the municipality lies at an elevation of 620 m. Here lies the Étang du Sépey, which is a lake formed by an earlier quarry.
Cossonay has an area, , of 8.29 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 5.15 km² (2 sq mi) or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.91 km² (0.737455122911742 sq mi) or 23.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.16 km² (0.447878503967341 sq mi) or 14.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 20.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.4% is used for growing crops and 11.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was the capital of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Cossonay became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located on a plateau, that rises steeply about 130 m (426.5 ft) above the Venoge river
. On the plateau, it consists of the village of Cossonay-ville and the hamlets
of Allens. The area of Grands Moulins, the cable works of Cossonay, the train station and the settlement of Cossonay-Gare are at the foot a hill that lies in the municipality of Penthalaz
.
The surrounding municipalities are Penthalaz
, Gollion
, Senarclens
, La Chaux
, Dizy
, and Lussery-Villars
, all in the same district.
Most of the population speaks French
(2,278 or 89.1%), with German
being second most common (79 or 3.1%) and Portuguese
being third (68 or 2.7%). There are 46 people who speak Italian
.
Of the population in the municipality 506 or about 19.8% were born in Cossonay and lived there in 2000. There were 1,128 or 44.1% who were born in the same canton, while 354 or 13.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 497 or 19.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 38 live births to Swiss citizens and 8 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 15 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 23 while the foreign population increased by 7. There were 5 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 17 non-Swiss men and 20 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 66 and the non-Swiss population increased by 19 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.6%.
The age distribution, , in Cossonay is; 402 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 488 teenagers or 14.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 438 people or 13.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 465 people or 14.0% are between 30 and 39, 621 people or 18.7% are between 40 and 49, and 398 people or 12.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 283 people or 8.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 131 people or 4.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 70 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 19 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
, there were 1,119 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,211 married individuals, 103 widows or widowers and 125 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.63 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 34.2% 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 1,050 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 333 households that consist of only one person and 77 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 1,069 households that answered this question, 31.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 5 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 251 married couples without children, 376 married couples with children There were 73 single parents with a child or children. There were 12 households that were made up of unrelated people and 19 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 222 single family homes (or 48.2% of the total) out of a total of 461 inhabited buildings. There were 121 multi-family buildings (26.2%), along with 84 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (18.2%) and 34 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.4%). Of the single family homes 38 were built before 1919, while 60 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (40) were built before 1919 and the next most (22) were built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 1,137 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 353. There were 45 single room apartments and 271 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 1,032 apartments (90.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 86 apartments (7.6%) were seasonally occupied and 19 apartments (1.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.9 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.28%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Church of St-Pierre and St-Paul is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire town of Cossonay and the village of La Chaux is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SP
which received 26.91% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(17.9%), the FDP
(14.91%) and the Green Party
(14.72%). In the federal election, a total of 790 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 40.5%.
Mills were built along the Venoge in the 16th century. Industrialization came in the 19th century. Now, many workers commute to the metropolitan area of Lausanne.
, Cossonay had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. , there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 174 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 28 businesses in this sector. 973 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 116 businesses in this sector. There were 1,388 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.1% of the workforce.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 953. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 31, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 166 of which 42 or (25.3%) were in manufacturing and 109 (65.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 756. In the tertiary sector; 162 or 21.4% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 30 or 4.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 57 or 7.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 0.7% were in the information industry, 166 or 22.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 30 or 4.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 102 or 13.5% were in education and 92 or 12.2% were in health care.
, there were 551 workers who commuted into the municipality and 1,014 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 13.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.2% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 12 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.47% of the population), there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 160 individuals (or about 6.25% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
, and 58 (or about 2.27% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
, 2 individuals who were Hindu
and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 329 (or about 12.86% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 122 individuals (or about 4.77% of the population) did not answer the question.
. The wettest month is June during which time Cossonay receives an average of 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 10.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.7, but with only 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is April with an average of 64 mm (2.5 in) of precipitation over 9.4 days.
). Of the 351 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.3% were Swiss men, 29.9% were Swiss women, 11.1% were non-Swiss men and 7.7% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 508 students in the Cossonay 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 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 257 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 251 students in those schools.
, there were 529 students in Cossonay who came from another municipality, while 112 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
and from Lausanne over Col du Mollendruz
to the Vallée_de_Joux. The motorway entrance to the A1 (Lausanne-Yverdon) is about 5 km from the center, and opened in 1981.
In 1855, the railway line Yverdon-Bussigny-près-Lausanne opened a train station at Cossonay-Gare, and the station is today served by three routes of the Léman RER
commuter train network. Cossonay-Gare is linked to Cossonay-Ville by a funicular railway, the Funiculaire Cossonay–Gare–Ville
.
Postal buses run from Cossonay-Gare to Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne and L'Isle, as well as from Cossonay-Ville to Cottens and to Morges.
Municipalities of Switzerland
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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....
. It is the seat of the district of Morges.
History
Cossonay has both RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name Cochoniacum. In 1164, this appears as Cosonai, and in 1228 as Cossonai.
Ulrich von Cossonay gave the village church to the monastery in Romainmôtier
Romainmôtier
Romainmôtier is a village and former municipality in the district of Orbe in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.In 1970 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Envy to form a new and larger municipality Romainmôtier-Envy.-References:...
in 1096. In 1224, it passed to the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery in Lutry
Lutry
Lutry is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron.-History:Lutry is first mentioned in 908 as in Lustraco villam. In 1124 it was mentioned as monasterium Sancti Martini cum villa quae dicitur Lustriacus and in 1147 it was Lustriey.-Prehistory:In 1835 and again in...
, which built a priory in the second half of the 13th century. The town wall, built in the 11th century, was rebuilt and extended in the 13th and 14th centuries. The Barons of Cossonay ruled over a territory from La Chaux to Boussens and from Dizy to Gollion.
Cossonay received city rights in 1264. A fire near the end of the 14th century destroyed much of the town and the town archives. In 1421, the town passed to the house of Savoy.
When the canton of Vaud was conquered by the Bernese in 1536, the town came under the administration at Morges
Morges
Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges and is also the seat of the district.-History:...
. From 1798 to 1803, Cossonay was part of the canton of Léman
Canton of Léman
Léman was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, corresponding to the territory of modern Vaud. As a former subject territory of Bern, Vaud had been independent for only four months in 1798 as the Lemanic Republic before it was incorporated in the centralist Helvetic...
in the Helvetic Republic
Helvetic Republic
In Swiss history, the Helvetic Republic represented an early attempt to impose a central authority over Switzerland, which until then consisted mainly of self-governing cantons united by a loose military alliance, and conquered territories such as Vaud...
, which was transformed into the canton of Vaud by the mediation of Napoleon. The district of Cossonay was formed in 1798, and the municipality has been its capital since its inception.
Geography
Cossonay lies at an elevation of 562 m (1,843.8 ft) and 14 km (8.7 mi) northwest of LausanneLausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
. The town stretches across the high plateau west of the Venoge, about 130 m (426.5 ft) above the valley floor, in the Gros de Vaud in the middle of the canton of Vaud.
The municipality is the breadbasket of Vaud. The eastern boundary is the Venoge. In the south, it reaches down to the valley of the Valezard, and in the north to Pré Defour. On the west, lies the forest of Sépey, in which the highest point of the municipality lies at an elevation of 620 m. Here lies the Étang du Sépey, which is a lake formed by an earlier quarry.
Cossonay has an area, , of 8.29 square kilometres (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 5.15 km² (2 sq mi) or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.91 km² (0.737455122911742 sq mi) or 23.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.16 km² (0.447878503967341 sq mi) or 14.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 20.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.4% is used for growing crops and 11.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was the capital of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Cossonay became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located on a plateau, that rises steeply about 130 m (426.5 ft) above the Venoge river
Venoge (river)
The Venoge is a Swiss river located in the Canton of Vaud, a confluent of the Rhône River, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard Gilles has written a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.- Geography :...
. On the plateau, it consists of the village of Cossonay-ville and the hamlets
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 Allens. The area of Grands Moulins, the cable works of Cossonay, the train station and the settlement of Cossonay-Gare are at the foot a hill that lies in the municipality of Penthalaz
Penthalaz
Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Penthalaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested...
.
The surrounding municipalities are Penthalaz
Penthalaz
Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Penthalaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested...
, Gollion
Gollion
Gollion is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Gollion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested...
, Senarclens
Senarclens
Senarclens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Senarclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.0% is forested...
, La Chaux
La Chaux (Cossonay)
La Chaux is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:La Chaux is first mentioned in 1228 as La Chaus. In 1277 it was mentioned as de Calce...
, Dizy
Dizy, Switzerland
Dizy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:Dizy is first mentioned in 961 as in villa Discidis. In 1041 it was mentioned as Dysi.-Geography:...
, and Lussery-Villars
Lussery-Villars
Lussery-Villars is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. On 1 January 1999, Lussery and Villars-Lussery were united to form the municipality.-Geography:...
, all in the same district.
| La Chaux La Chaux (Cossonay) La Chaux is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:La Chaux is first mentioned in 1228 as La Chaus. In 1277 it was mentioned as de Calce... |
Dizy Dizy, Switzerland Dizy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:Dizy is first mentioned in 961 as in villa Discidis. In 1041 it was mentioned as Dysi.-Geography:... |
Lussery-Villars Lussery-Villars Lussery-Villars is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud. On 1 January 1999, Lussery and Villars-Lussery were united to form the municipality.-Geography:... |
| La Chaux La Chaux (Cossonay) La Chaux is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-History:La Chaux is first mentioned in 1228 as La Chaus. In 1277 it was mentioned as de Calce... |
 |
Penthalaz Penthalaz Penthalaz is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Penthalaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested... |
| Senarclens Senarclens Senarclens is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Senarclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.0% is forested... |
Gollion Gollion Gollion is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Gollion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested... |
Gollion Gollion Gollion is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Gollion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested... |
Demographics
Cossonay has a population of . , 19.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 39.7%. It has changed at a rate of 31.5% due to migration and at a rate of 9.1% 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...
(2,278 or 89.1%), 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 (79 or 3.1%) and Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
being third (68 or 2.7%). There are 46 people who speak Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
Of the population in the municipality 506 or about 19.8% were born in Cossonay and lived there in 2000. There were 1,128 or 44.1% who were born in the same canton, while 354 or 13.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 497 or 19.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 38 live births to Swiss citizens and 8 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 15 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 23 while the foreign population increased by 7. There were 5 Swiss men and 5 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 17 non-Swiss men and 20 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 66 and the non-Swiss population increased by 19 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.6%.
The age distribution, , in Cossonay is; 402 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 488 teenagers or 14.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 438 people or 13.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 465 people or 14.0% are between 30 and 39, 621 people or 18.7% are between 40 and 49, and 398 people or 12.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 283 people or 8.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 131 people or 4.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 70 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 19 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
, there were 1,119 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,211 married individuals, 103 widows or widowers and 125 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.63 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 34.2% 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 1,050 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 333 households that consist of only one person and 77 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 1,069 households that answered this question, 31.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 5 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 251 married couples without children, 376 married couples with children There were 73 single parents with a child or children. There were 12 households that were made up of unrelated people and 19 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 222 single family homes (or 48.2% of the total) out of a total of 461 inhabited buildings. There were 121 multi-family buildings (26.2%), along with 84 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (18.2%) and 34 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.4%). Of the single family homes 38 were built before 1919, while 60 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (40) were built before 1919 and the next most (22) were built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 1,137 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 353. There were 45 single room apartments and 271 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 1,032 apartments (90.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 86 apartments (7.6%) were seasonally occupied and 19 apartments (1.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.9 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.28%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Swiss ReformedSwiss 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...
Church of St-Pierre and St-Paul is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. The entire town of Cossonay and the village of La Chaux is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
.
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 SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 26.91% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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...
(17.9%), 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....
(14.91%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(14.72%). In the federal election, a total of 790 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 40.5%.
Economy
Cossonay was an agricultural town into the 20th century. Until the 15th century, it was a wine-growing region, but since then, other crops and cattle have dominated.Mills were built along the Venoge in the 16th century. Industrialization came in the 19th century. Now, many workers commute to the metropolitan area of Lausanne.
, Cossonay had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. , there were 46 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 174 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 28 businesses in this sector. 973 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 116 businesses in this sector. There were 1,388 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.1% of the workforce.
the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
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jobs was 953. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 31, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 166 of which 42 or (25.3%) were in manufacturing and 109 (65.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 756. In the tertiary sector; 162 or 21.4% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 30 or 4.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 57 or 7.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 0.7% were in the information industry, 166 or 22.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 30 or 4.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 102 or 13.5% were in education and 92 or 12.2% were in health care.
, there were 551 workers who commuted into the municipality and 1,014 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 13.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.2% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 763 or 29.8% were Roman Catholic, while 1,183 or 46.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
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. Of the rest of the population, there were 12 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
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(or about 0.47% of the population), there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
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, and there were 160 individuals (or about 6.25% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
Judaism
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, and 58 (or about 2.27% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
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ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
Buddhism
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, 2 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
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and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 329 (or about 12.86% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
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or atheist
Atheism
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, and 122 individuals (or about 4.77% of the population) did not answer the question.
Weather
Cossonay has an average of 116.7 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 909 mm (35.8 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
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. The wettest month is June during which time Cossonay receives an average of 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 10.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.7, but with only 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is April with an average of 64 mm (2.5 in) of precipitation over 9.4 days.
Education
In Cossonay about 968 or (37.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 351 or (13.7%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
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). Of the 351 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.3% were Swiss men, 29.9% were Swiss women, 11.1% were non-Swiss men and 7.7% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 508 students in the Cossonay 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 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 257 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 251 students in those schools.
, there were 529 students in Cossonay who came from another municipality, while 112 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Transportation
Cossonay lies at the crossroads of the highways from Morges to OrbeOrbe
Orbe is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the former district of Orbe and is now part of the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.-History:Orbe is first mentioned about 280 as Urba. In 1179 it was mentioned as versus Orbam....
and from Lausanne over Col du Mollendruz
Col du Mollendruz
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to the Vallée_de_Joux. The motorway entrance to the A1 (Lausanne-Yverdon) is about 5 km from the center, and opened in 1981.
In 1855, the railway line Yverdon-Bussigny-près-Lausanne opened a train station at Cossonay-Gare, and the station is today served by three routes of the Léman RER
Léman RER
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commuter train network. Cossonay-Gare is linked to Cossonay-Ville by a funicular railway, the Funiculaire Cossonay–Gare–Ville
Funiculaire Cossonay–Gare–Ville
The Funiculaire Cossonay–Gare–Ville is a funicular railway in the municipality of Cossonay in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It links a lower station at Cossonay-Gare, on the railway line from Lausanne to Vallorbe and Yverdon-les-Bains, with the village of Cossonay-Ville some above.The line was opened...
.
Postal buses run from Cossonay-Gare to Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne and L'Isle, as well as from Cossonay-Ville to Cottens and to Morges.