Cugy, Fribourg
Encyclopedia
Cugy is a municipality
in the district of Broye
in the canton
of Fribourg in Switzerland
. On January 1, 2005 Cugy incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Vesin
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 18.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.2% is used for growing crops and 12.8% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Estavayer-le-Lac exclave. It consists of the village of Cugy and the hamlets
of Grange-des-Bois and Moulin de Glâne.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Quartered, pally of eight Argent and Gules with a chief of the first, and pally of eight Or and Gules with on a Fess Argent three Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
Most of the population speaks French
(795 or 90.9%) as their first language, German
is the second most common (29 or 3.3%) and Italian
is the third (11 or 1.3%).
, the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 589 Swiss men (42.8% of the population) and 94 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 605 Swiss women (44.0%) and 87 (6.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 337 or about 38.5% were born in Cugy and lived there in 2000. There were 229 or 26.2% who were born in the same canton, while 178 or 20.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 104 or 11.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Cugy is; 154 children or 13.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 138 teenagers or 12.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 146 people or 13.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 171 people or 15.3% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 14.2% are between 40 and 49, and 150 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 91 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 70 people or 6.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 356 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 429 married individuals, 56 widows or widowers and 34 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 426 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 95 households that consist of only one person and 35 households with five or more people. , a total of 329 apartments (85.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 39 apartments (10.2%) were seasonally occupied and 16 apartments (4.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 5.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.34%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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the most popular party was the CVP
which received 25.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(24.9%), the SP
(20.9%) and the FDP
(15.4%).
The CVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election
(28.3% in 2007 vs 25.4% in 2011). The SVP moved from third in 2007 (with 22.6%) to second in 2011, the SPS moved from fourth in 2007 (with 16.6%) to third and the FDP moved from second in 2007 (with 23.3%) to fourth. A total of 520 votes were cast in this election, of which 8 or 1.5% were invalid.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 225. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 83, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 89 of which 62 or (69.7%) were in manufacturing and 27 (30.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 53. In the tertiary sector; 22 or 41.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 3.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 4 or 7.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 3.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 2 or 3.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 10 or 18.9% were in education and 1 was in health care.
, there were 67 workers who commuted into the municipality and 278 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.9% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.23% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.57% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 13 individuals (or about 1.49% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 32 (or about 3.66% of the population) who were Islam
ic. 37 (or about 4.23% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 24 individuals (or about 2.74% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 57 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.2% were Swiss men, 21.1% were Swiss women.
The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten
, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium
(university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship
.
During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 165 students attending 8 classes in Cugy. A total of 255 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 47 students in the municipality. The municipality had 6 primary classes with a total of 118 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 57 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there was one upper Secondary student and 29 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 2 non-university Tertiary students and one specialized Tertiary student who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 26 students in Cugy who came from another municipality, while 78 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
Broye (district)
Broye District is a one of the seven districts of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, lying in the vicinity of Lake Neuchâtel. Its territory is non-contiguous and Broye is fragmented into four parts, three of which exist as exclaves from the canton of Fribourg...
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 Fribourg 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....
. On January 1, 2005 Cugy incorporated the formerly independent municipality of Vesin
Věšín
Věšín is a village and municipality in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
.
Geography
Cugy has an area, , of 9.9 square kilometre. Of this area, 6.92 square kilometre or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.92 square kilometre or 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.02 square kilometre or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 18.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 56.2% is used for growing crops and 12.8% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Broye district, in the Estavayer-le-Lac exclave. It consists of the village of Cugy 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 Grange-des-Bois and Moulin de Glâne.
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 Quartered, pally of eight Argent and Gules with a chief of the first, and pally of eight Or and Gules with on a Fess Argent three Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper.
Demographics
Cugy has a population of . , 12.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 24.4%. Migration accounted for 18.4%, while births and deaths accounted for 5.1%.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...
(795 or 90.9%) as their first language, 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....
is the second most common (29 or 3.3%) and 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...
is the third (11 or 1.3%).
, the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 589 Swiss men (42.8% of the population) and 94 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 605 Swiss women (44.0%) and 87 (6.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 337 or about 38.5% were born in Cugy and lived there in 2000. There were 229 or 26.2% who were born in the same canton, while 178 or 20.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 104 or 11.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Cugy is; 154 children or 13.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 138 teenagers or 12.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 146 people or 13.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 171 people or 15.3% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 14.2% are between 40 and 49, and 150 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 91 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 70 people or 6.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 356 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 429 married individuals, 56 widows or widowers and 34 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 426 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 95 households that consist of only one person and 35 households with five or more people. , a total of 329 apartments (85.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 39 apartments (10.2%) were seasonally occupied and 16 apartments (4.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 5.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.34%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Saint-Martin Church is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significanceSwiss 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...
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Politics
In the 2011 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2011
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011.All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States....
the most popular party was the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
which received 25.4% 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...
(24.9%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(20.9%) and 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....
(15.4%).
The CVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election
Swiss 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...
(28.3% in 2007 vs 25.4% in 2011). The SVP moved from third in 2007 (with 22.6%) to second in 2011, the SPS moved from fourth in 2007 (with 16.6%) to third and the FDP moved from second in 2007 (with 23.3%) to fourth. A total of 520 votes were cast in this election, of which 8 or 1.5% were invalid.
Economy
, Cugy had an unemployment rate of 1.8%. , there were 120 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 94 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 12 businesses in this sector. 72 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 28 businesses in this sector. There were 432 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.1% 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 225. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 83, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 89 of which 62 or (69.7%) were in manufacturing and 27 (30.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 53. In the tertiary sector; 22 or 41.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 3.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 4 or 7.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 3.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 2 or 3.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 10 or 18.9% were in education and 1 was in health care.
, there were 67 workers who commuted into the municipality and 278 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.9% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 679 or 77.6% were Roman Catholic, while 88 or 10.1% 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 were 2 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 0.23% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.57% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 13 individuals (or about 1.49% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 32 (or about 3.66% 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. 37 (or about 4.23% 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 24 individuals (or about 2.74% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Cugy about 331 or (37.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 57 or (6.5%) 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 57 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.2% were Swiss men, 21.1% were Swiss women.
The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
(university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
.
During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 165 students attending 8 classes in Cugy. A total of 255 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 47 students in the municipality. The municipality had 6 primary classes with a total of 118 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 57 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there was one upper Secondary student and 29 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 2 non-university Tertiary students and one specialized Tertiary student who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 26 students in Cugy who came from another municipality, while 78 residents attended schools outside the municipality.