L'Isle
Encyclopedia
L'Isle is a municipality
of the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
, located in the district of Morges.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 43.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.3% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures and 6.8% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and L'Isle became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains
at the sources and along the Venoge river
. It consists of the village of L'Isle and the hamlets
of Villars-Bozon, La Coudre, Les Mousses. The village of L'Isle is divided into four sections; la Ville, le Château, Chaby or Chabiez on the left side of the river and l'Avalanche on the right side.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per pale Argent and Azure, bordered Or.
Most of the population speaks French
(807 or 94.1%), with German
being second most common (23 or 2.7%) and Portuguese
being third (11 or 1.3%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
Of the population in the municipality 271 or about 31.6% were born in L'Isle and lived there in 2000. There were 336 or 39.2% who were born in the same canton, while 119 or 13.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 111 or 12.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 8 non-Swiss men and 4 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 30 and the non-Swiss population increased by 13 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.5%.
The age distribution, , in L'Isle is; 91 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 117 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 135 people or 13.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 122 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 151 people or 15.6% are between 40 and 49, and 144 people or 14.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 104 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 55 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 35 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 14 people or 1.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 342 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 407 married individuals, 53 widows or widowers and 56 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 0.61 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 51.6% 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 359 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 118 households that consist of only one person and 24 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 372 households that answered this question, 31.7% 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 97 married couples without children, 113 married couples with children There were 19 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up of unrelated people and 13 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 130 single family homes (or 51.4% of the total) out of a total of 253 inhabited buildings. There were 54 multi-family buildings (21.3%), along with 51 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (20.2%) and 18 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.1%). Of the single family homes 68 were built before 1919, while 3 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (32) were built before 1919 and the next most (8) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 409 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 106. There were 8 single room apartments and 134 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 337 apartments (82.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 61 apartments (14.9%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (2.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire L'Isle area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
The Venoge river passes through L'Isle, and feeds the Pond in front of the Manor, built by Charles de Chandieu
between 1694 and 1696.
The Manor is now seat to the city hall.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 25.42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(18.66%), the Green Party
(16.94%) and the SP
(16.92%). In the federal election, a total of 242 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 36.6%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 280. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 55, of which 39 were in agriculture, 8 were in forestry or lumber production and 8 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 80 of which 25 or (31.3%) were in manufacturing, 5 or (6.3%) were in mining and 50 (62.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 145. In the tertiary sector; 40 or 27.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 75 or 51.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 3.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 2.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 9 or 6.2% were in education and 3 or 2.1% were in health care.
, there were 165 workers who commuted into the municipality and 284 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 11.5% of the workforce coming into L'Isle are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 9.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% 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), and there were 13 individuals (or about 1.52% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were2 (or about 0.23% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 102 (or about 11.89% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 33 individuals (or about 3.85% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 104 who completed tertiary schooling, 46.2% were Swiss men, 37.5% were Swiss women, 10.6% were non-Swiss men and 5.8% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 109 students in the L'Isle 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 50 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 58 students in those schools. There were also 1 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 84 students in L'Isle who came from another municipality, while 114 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
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of 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....
, located in the district of Morges.
History
L'Isle is first mentioned in 1216 as Chablie. In 1299 it was mentioned as Insula de Chablie and in 1324 as Lylaz.Geography
L'Isle has an area, , of 16.21 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi). Of this area, 7.78 km² (3 sq mi) or 48.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.57 km² (2.9 sq mi) or 46.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.87 km² (0.335908877975505 sq mi) or 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 43.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.3% is used for growing crops and 10.5% is pastures and 6.8% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and L'Isle became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains
Jura mountains
The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each...
at the sources and along 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 :...
. It consists of the village of L'Isle 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 Villars-Bozon, La Coudre, Les Mousses. The village of L'Isle is divided into four sections; la Ville, le Château, Chaby or Chabiez on the left side of the river and l'Avalanche on the right side.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Per pale Argent and Azure, bordered Or.
Demographics
L'Isle has a population of . , 11.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 12%. It has changed at a rate of 9.8% due to migration and at a rate of 0.5% 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...
(807 or 94.1%), 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 (23 or 2.7%) 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 (11 or 1.3%). There is 1 person who speaks 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...
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
Of the population in the municipality 271 or about 31.6% were born in L'Isle and lived there in 2000. There were 336 or 39.2% who were born in the same canton, while 119 or 13.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 111 or 12.9% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 8 non-Swiss men and 4 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 30 and the non-Swiss population increased by 13 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.5%.
The age distribution, , in L'Isle is; 91 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 117 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 135 people or 13.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 122 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 151 people or 15.6% are between 40 and 49, and 144 people or 14.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 104 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 55 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 35 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 14 people or 1.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 342 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 407 married individuals, 53 widows or widowers and 56 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 0.61 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 51.6% 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 359 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 118 households that consist of only one person and 24 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 372 households that answered this question, 31.7% 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 97 married couples without children, 113 married couples with children There were 19 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up of unrelated people and 13 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 130 single family homes (or 51.4% of the total) out of a total of 253 inhabited buildings. There were 54 multi-family buildings (21.3%), along with 51 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (20.2%) and 18 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.1%). Of the single family homes 68 were built before 1919, while 3 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (32) were built before 1919 and the next most (8) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 409 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 106. There were 8 single room apartments and 134 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 337 apartments (82.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 61 apartments (14.9%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (2.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
L'Isle CastleL'Isle Castle
L'Isle Castle is a castle in the municipality of L'Isle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-References:...
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 L'Isle area 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:...
.
The Venoge river passes through L'Isle, and feeds the Pond in front of the Manor, built by Charles de Chandieu
House of Candia
The House of Candia is a European dynastic house, created by a junior branch of the House of Anjou originally from "Castrum Candiaco" in the Dauphiné of the nobility of Savoy and Piemont...
between 1694 and 1696.
The Manor is now seat to the city hall.
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 25.42% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(18.66%), 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:...
(16.94%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(16.92%). In the federal election, a total of 242 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 36.6%.
Economy
, L'Isle had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. , there were 68 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 88 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 19 businesses in this sector. 178 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector. There were 462 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.7% 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 280. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 55, of which 39 were in agriculture, 8 were in forestry or lumber production and 8 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 80 of which 25 or (31.3%) were in manufacturing, 5 or (6.3%) were in mining and 50 (62.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 145. In the tertiary sector; 40 or 27.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 75 or 51.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 3.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 2.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 9 or 6.2% were in education and 3 or 2.1% were in health care.
, there were 165 workers who commuted into the municipality and 284 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 11.5% of the workforce coming into L'Isle are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 9.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 135 or 15.7% were Roman Catholic, while 573 or 66.8% 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), and there were 13 individuals (or about 1.52% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were2 (or about 0.23% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 3 individuals who were Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 102 (or about 11.89% 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 33 individuals (or about 3.85% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In L'Isle about 341 or (39.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 104 or (12.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 104 who completed tertiary schooling, 46.2% were Swiss men, 37.5% were Swiss women, 10.6% were non-Swiss men and 5.8% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 109 students in the L'Isle 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 50 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 58 students in those schools. There were also 1 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 84 students in L'Isle who came from another municipality, while 114 residents attended schools outside the municipality.