Mex, Vaud
Encyclopedia
Mex is a municipality
of the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mex became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
It consists of the village of Mex as well as the Les Esserts housing development (which is separated from the village by the A1 motorway).
Most of the population speaks French
(481 or 87.9%), with German
being second most common (30 or 5.5%) and Italian
being third (11 or 2.0%).
Of the population in the municipality 73 or about 13.3% were born in Mex and lived there in 2000. There were 266 or 48.6% who were born in the same canton, while 89 or 16.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 102 or 18.6% 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 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to Switzerland and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population remained the same in 2008 and the non-Swiss population increased by 10 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Mex is; 72 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 62 teenagers or 9.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 85 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 115 people or 17.6% are between 30 and 39, 87 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 104 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 77 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 35 people or 5.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 2.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
, there were 218 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 284 married individuals, 9 widows or widowers and 36 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 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 49.8% 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 240 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 77 households that consist of only one person and 11 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 244 households that answered this question, 31.6% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 78 married couples without children, 74 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 92 single family homes (or 66.2% of the total) out of a total of 139 inhabited buildings. There were 24 multi-family buildings (17.3%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (11.5%) and 7 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.0%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (25) were built between 1971 and 1980. The greatest number of multi-family homes (7) were built before 1919 and again between 1981 and 1990
there were 240 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 72. There were 10 single room apartments and 96 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 207 apartments (86.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 30 apartments (12.5%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (1.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.97%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire village of Mex is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(16.81%), the SP
(11.58%) and the LPS Party
(10.31%). In the federal election, a total of 195 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.6%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 1,408. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,373 of which 1,367 or (99.6%) were in manufacturing and 6 (0.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 27. In the tertiary sector; 5 or 18.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 18.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education.
, there were 745 workers who commuted into the municipality and 262 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.8 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 7.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 79.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 15 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 2.74% of the population), and there were 54 individuals (or about 9.87% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Islam
ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
. 82 (or about 14.99% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 28 individuals (or about 5.12% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 120 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.2% were Swiss men, 24.2% were Swiss women, 15.0% were non-Swiss men and 6.7% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 58 students in the Mex (VD) 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 29 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 29 students in those schools.
, there were 3 students in Mex who came from another municipality, while 80 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...
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 Gros-de-Vaud.
Geography
Mex has an area, , of 2.83 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.57 km² (0.60618038899028 sq mi) or 55.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83 km² (0.320464791631804 sq mi) or 29.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km² (0.185329036124417 sq mi) or 17.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mex became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
It consists of the village of Mex as well as the Les Esserts housing development (which is separated from the village by the A1 motorway).
Demographics
Mex has a population of . , 21.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 29.2%. It has changed at a rate of 20.2% 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...
(481 or 87.9%), 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 (30 or 5.5%) 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 (11 or 2.0%).
Of the population in the municipality 73 or about 13.3% were born in Mex and lived there in 2000. There were 266 or 48.6% who were born in the same canton, while 89 or 16.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 102 or 18.6% 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 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to Switzerland and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population remained the same in 2008 and the non-Swiss population increased by 10 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Mex is; 72 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 62 teenagers or 9.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 85 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 115 people or 17.6% are between 30 and 39, 87 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 104 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 77 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 35 people or 5.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 2.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
, there were 218 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 284 married individuals, 9 widows or widowers and 36 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 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 49.8% 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 240 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 77 households that consist of only one person and 11 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 244 households that answered this question, 31.6% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 78 married couples without children, 74 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 92 single family homes (or 66.2% of the total) out of a total of 139 inhabited buildings. There were 24 multi-family buildings (17.3%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (11.5%) and 7 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.0%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 8 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (25) were built between 1971 and 1980. The greatest number of multi-family homes (7) were built before 1919 and again between 1981 and 1990
there were 240 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 72. There were 10 single room apartments and 96 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 207 apartments (86.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 30 apartments (12.5%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (1.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.97%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The D’En-Bas CastleD’En-Bas Castle
D’En-Bas Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mex 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 village of Mex 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 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 40.96% 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....
(16.81%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(11.58%) and 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....
(10.31%). In the federal election, a total of 195 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 50.6%.
Economy
, Mex had an unemployment rate of 3%. , there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 1,393 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 5 businesses in this sector. 43 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector. There were 319 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.1% 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 1,408. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,373 of which 1,367 or (99.6%) were in manufacturing and 6 (0.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 27. In the tertiary sector; 5 or 18.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 5 or 18.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education.
, there were 745 workers who commuted into the municipality and 262 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.8 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 7.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 79.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 140 or 25.6% were Roman Catholic, while 252 or 46.1% 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 15 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 2.74% of the population), and there were 54 individuals (or about 9.87% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There was 1 person who was 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...
. 82 (or about 14.99% 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 28 individuals (or about 5.12% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Mex about 230 or (42.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 120 or (21.9%) 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 120 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.2% were Swiss men, 24.2% were Swiss women, 15.0% were non-Swiss men and 6.7% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 58 students in the Mex (VD) 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 29 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 29 students in those schools.
, there were 3 students in Mex who came from another municipality, while 80 residents attended schools outside the municipality.