Denezy
Encyclopedia
Denezy is a municipality
in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 20.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.3% is used for growing crops and 22.2% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Denezy became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The municipality is located on the road between Lausanne
and Estavayer.
The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon
, Correvon
, Denezy, Martherenges
, Neyruz-sur-Moudon
, Peyres-Possens
, Saint-Cierges
, Thierrens
and Chanéaz
are considering a merger 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of with an, , undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Azure, a Saltire Argent, a Buck stantant Gules overall.
Most of the population speaks French
(112 or 91.8%), with German
being second most common (7 or 5.7%) and Italian
being third (1 or 0.8%).
Of the population in the municipality 48 or about 39.3% were born in Denezy and lived there in 2000. There were 43 or 35.2% who were born in the same canton, while 18 or 14.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9 or 7.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were no live births to Swiss citizens and there were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 5.2%.
The age distribution, , in Denezy is; 11 children or 7.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 11 teenagers or 7.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 22 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 19 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 17 people or 11.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 20 people or 14.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 11.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 9.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 2.1% who are 90 and older.
, there were 38 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 60 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 6 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.43 which is less people per room than 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 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 64.3% 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 60 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household. There were 24 households that consist of only one person and 2 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 60 households that answered this question, 40.0% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 19 married couples without children, 13 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people.
there were 26 single family homes (or 46.4% of the total) out of a total of 56 inhabited buildings. There were 7 multi-family buildings (12.5%), along with 18 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (32.1%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.9%). Of the single family homes 13 were built before 1919, while 3 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (7) were built before 1919.
there were 72 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 16. There were 1 single room apartments and 30 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 56 apartments (77.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 5 apartments (6.9%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (15.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 32.07% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(24.51%), the Green Party
(14.58%) and the FDP
(10.04%). In the federal election, a total of 52 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.0%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 17. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 10, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 7. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 28.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 57.1% were in the information industry, 2 or 28.6% were in education.
, there were 7 workers who commuted into the municipality and 33 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 0% used public transportation to get to work, and 64.3% used a private car.
. 19 (or about 15.57% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 3 individuals (or about 2.46% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 14 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.3% were Swiss men, 28.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 10 students in the Denezy 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 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 7 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 3 students in those schools.
, there were 15 students in Denezy who came from another municipality, while 9 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 Gros-de-Vaud 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....
.
History
Denezy is first mentioned in 929 as villare Donaciaco. In 1142 it was mentioned as Danisei.Geography
Denezy has an area, , of 3.8 square kilometre. Of this area, 2.73 square kilometre or 72.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.88 square kilometre or 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 square kilometre or 5.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 20.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.3% is used for growing crops and 22.2% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Denezy became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The municipality is located on the road between Lausanne
Lausanne
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...
and Estavayer.
The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon
Chapelle-sur-Moudon
Chapelle-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Chapelle-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1177 as Capellam. In 1228 it was mentioned as Capella Vualdana. Under Bernese administration, it was known as Chapelle Vaudanne...
, Correvon
Correvon
Correvon is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Correvon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 83.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.5% is forested...
, Denezy, Martherenges
Martherenges
Martherenges is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Martherenges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.9% is forested...
, Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Neyruz-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1147 as Noeruls and Nuruls. It was first called Neyruz-sur-Moudon in 1953.-Geography:...
, Peyres-Possens
Peyres-Possens
Peyres-Possens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Peyres is first mentioned in 1200 as Pairi. Possens was mentioned in 1230 as Pussens.-Geography:...
, Saint-Cierges
Saint-Cierges
Saint-Cierges is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Its name refers to Saint Cyriacus, who is the town's patron saint.area = 6.4 -History:...
, Thierrens
Thierrens
Thierrens is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Thierrens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested...
and Chanéaz
Chanéaz
Chanéaz is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Chanéaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.9% is forested...
are considering a merger 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of with an, , undetermined name.
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 Azure, a Saltire Argent, a Buck stantant Gules overall.
Demographics
Denezy has a population of . , 6.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10%. It has changed at a rate of 16.2% due to migration and at a rate of -6.2% 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...
(112 or 91.8%), 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 (7 or 5.7%) 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...
being third (1 or 0.8%).
Of the population in the municipality 48 or about 39.3% were born in Denezy and lived there in 2000. There were 43 or 35.2% who were born in the same canton, while 18 or 14.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9 or 7.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were no live births to Swiss citizens and there were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 5.2%.
The age distribution, , in Denezy is; 11 children or 7.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 11 teenagers or 7.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 7.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 22 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 19 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 17 people or 11.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 20 people or 14.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 11.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 9.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 2.1% who are 90 and older.
, there were 38 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 60 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 6 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.43 which is less people per room than 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 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 64.3% 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 60 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household. There were 24 households that consist of only one person and 2 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 60 households that answered this question, 40.0% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 19 married couples without children, 13 married couples with children There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people.
there were 26 single family homes (or 46.4% of the total) out of a total of 56 inhabited buildings. There were 7 multi-family buildings (12.5%), along with 18 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (32.1%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.9%). Of the single family homes 13 were built before 1919, while 3 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (7) were built before 1919.
there were 72 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 16. There were 1 single room apartments and 30 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 56 apartments (77.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 5 apartments (6.9%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (15.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire village of Denezy is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory 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 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 32.07% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(24.51%), 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:...
(14.58%) 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....
(10.04%). In the federal election, a total of 52 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 50.0%.
Economy
, Denezy had an unemployment rate of 0.6%. , there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector. 8 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. There were 56 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.4% 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 17. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 10, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 7. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 28.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 57.1% were in the information industry, 2 or 28.6% were in education.
, there were 7 workers who commuted into the municipality and 33 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 0% used public transportation to get to work, and 64.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 20 or 16.4% were Roman Catholic, while 80 or 65.6% 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...
. 19 (or about 15.57% 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 3 individuals (or about 2.46% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Denezy about 42 or (34.4%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 14 or (11.5%) 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 14 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.3% were Swiss men, 28.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 10 students in the Denezy 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 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 7 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 3 students in those schools.
, there were 15 students in Denezy who came from another municipality, while 9 residents attended schools outside the municipality.