Jussy, Switzerland
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Jussy is a 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...

 of the Canton of Geneva
Canton of Geneva
The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. As is the case in several other Swiss cantons The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland,...

, Switzerland
Switzerland
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. The historical Chateau Du Crest
Chateau Du Crest
The Château Du Crest is a castle in the municipality of Jussy of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.It is the only wine producing chateau in the left Bank of Lake Geneva in the Canton of Geneva....

 is located here.

Geography

Jussy has an area, , of 11.35 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 6.24 km² (2.4 sq mi) or 55.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.17 km² (1.6 sq mi) or 36.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.92 km² (0.355213985905132 sq mi) or 8.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.8% is used for growing crops and 3.6% is pastures, while 5.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located on the left bank of the Rhone
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...

 river and on the Swiss-French
France
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 border. It is one of the largest municipalities in the entire canton. The highest point of the canton of Geneva Les Arales (516 m (1,692.9 ft)) is located at the far east side of the municipality, near Monniaz
Monniaz
Monniaz is a village in the municipality of Jussy in Switzerland. At 513 metres it is highest place in the canton of Geneva and also its easternmost village. The highest point of the canton is located north of Monniaz, near Les Arales . It is also the lowest of the cantons' high points.-References:*...

. It consists of the village of Jussy 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 Sionnet and Monniaz.

The municipality of Jussy consists of the sub-sections or villages of Sionnet, Château-du-Crest, Jussy - village, Lullier, Jussy - Les Meurets, Jussy - Grands-Bois and Monniaz.

Demographics

Jussy has a population of . , 20.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.7%. It has changed at a rate of 10.2% due to migration and at a rate of 5.6% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population speaks French
French language
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 (995 or 89.9%), with German
German language
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 being second most common (35 or 3.2%) and English
English language
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 being third (21 or 1.9%). There are 14 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...

.

, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The population was made up of 494 Swiss men (40.7% of the population) and 130 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 481 Swiss women (39.6%) and 109 (9.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 261 or about 23.6% were born in Jussy and lived there in 2000. There were 319 or 28.8% who were born in the same canton, while 233 or 21.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 252 or 22.8% were born outside of Switzerland.

In there were 9 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 8 Swiss men and 7 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 4 non-Swiss men who immigrated from another country to Switzerland and 2 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 4 and the non-Swiss population increased by 16 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.0%.

The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 30.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.8%.

, there were 506 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 494 married individuals, 42 widows or widowers and 65 individuals who are divorced.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is less people per room than the cantonal average of 0.64 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 52.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
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 or a rent-to-own agreement).

, there were 388 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 102 households that consist of only one person and 31 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 405 households that answered this question, 25.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 3 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 107 married couples without children, 138 married couples with children There were 33 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 households that were made up of unrelated people and 17 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.

there were 135 single family homes (or 53.6% of the total) out of a total of 252 inhabited buildings. There were 63 multi-family buildings (25.0%), along with 44 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (17.5%) and 10 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.0%). Of the single family homes 65 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000.

there were 436 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 100. There were 28 single room apartments and 175 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 379 apartments (86.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 39 apartments (8.9%) were seasonally occupied and 18 apartments (4.1%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.41%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Heritage sites of national significance

The Crest Castle and outbuildings are 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 village of Jussy and the hamlet of Sionnet at 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 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...

 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 25.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....

 (24.2%), 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:...

 (16.67%) 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....

 (10.95%). In the federal election, a total of 414 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
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 was 57.1%.

In the 2009 Grand Conseil
Grand Council of Geneva
The Grand Council of Geneva is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years...

 election, there were a total of 723 registered voters of which 340 (47.0%) voted. The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the Libéral
FDP.The Liberals
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 with 29.3% of the ballots. In the canton-wide election they received the highest proportion of votes. The second most popular party was the Les Verts
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:...

 (with 14.1%), they were also second in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the MCG (with 13.2%), they were also third in the canton-wide election.

For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 726 registered voters of which 426 (58.7%) voted.

In 2011, all the municipalities held local elections, and in Jussy there were 13 spots open on the municipal council. There were a total of 826 registered voters of which 545 (66.0%) voted. Out of the 545 votes, there were 10 blank votes, 47 votes with a name that was not on the list.

Economy

, Jussy had an unemployment rate of 2.5%. , there were 69 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 36 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 12 businesses in this sector. 279 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector. There were 517 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.6% of the workforce.

the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
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 jobs was 325. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 46, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 33 of which 13 or (39.4%) were in manufacturing and 20 (60.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 246. In the tertiary sector; 48 or 19.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 6.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 0.8% were in the information industry, 6 or 2.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 158 or 64.2% were in education and 3 or 1.2% were in health care.

, there were 212 workers who commuted into the municipality and 368 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 16.0% of the workforce coming into Jussy are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 11.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.2% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 383 or 34.6% were Roman Catholic, while 411 or 37.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss Reformed Church
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. Of the rest of the population, there were 9 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
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 (or about 0.81% of the population), and there were 9 individuals (or about 0.81% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 individuals (or about 0.63% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
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, and 5 (or about 0.45% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
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ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
Buddhism
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 and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 220 (or about 19.87% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
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 or atheist
Atheism
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, and 60 individuals (or about 5.42% of the population) did not answer the question.

Weather

Jussy has an average of 118 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 953 mm (37.5 in) of precipitation
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. The wettest month is June during which time Jussy receives an average of 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 10.1 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 11.8, but with only 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is July with an average of 69 mm (2.7 in) of precipitation over 8.1 days.

Education

In Jussy about 320 or (28.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 262 or (23.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
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). Of the 262 who completed tertiary schooling, 40.5% were Swiss men, 35.5% were Swiss women, 13.7% were non-Swiss men and 10.3% were non-Swiss women.

During the 2009-2010 school year there were a total of 278 students in the Jussy school system. The education system
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...

 in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
Kindergarten
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. During that school year, there were 23 children who were in a pre-kindergarten class. The canton's school system provides two years of non-mandatory kindergarten and requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In Jussy there were 22 students in kindergarten or primary school and 4 students were in the special, smaller classes. The secondary school
Secondary school
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program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 22 lower secondary students who attended school in Jussy. There were 54 upper secondary students from the municipality along with 22 students who were in a professional, non-university track program. An additional 48 students attended a private school.

, there were 201 students in Jussy who came from another municipality, while 95 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

Jussy is home to the Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Lullier (EIL) library. The library has 12,615 books or other media, and loaned out 11,124 items in the same year. It was open a total of 355 days with average of 49 hours per week during that year.

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