Montagny, Fribourg
Encyclopedia
Montagny is a municipality
in the district of Broye
, in the canton of Fribourg
, Switzerland
. In 2000 the municipality was created when Montagny-les-Monts and Montagny-la-Ville merged. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into the municipality of Montagny (FR).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 31.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.0% is used for growing crops and 20.7% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the villages of Montagny-la-Ville, Montagny-les-Monts, Mannens-Grandsivaz and Cousset along with the hamlets
of Tours, Les Arbognes and Le Grabou.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Paly of six Or and Gules and a Chief Argent. The coat of arms combines elements from the former municipalities of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts.
Most of the population speaks French
(1,169 or 90.6%) as their first language, German
is the second most common (68 or 5.3%) and Portuguese
is the third (17 or 1.3%). There are 10 people who speak Italian
.
, the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The population was made up of 901 Swiss men (44.4% of the population) and 83 (4.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 976 Swiss women (48.1%) and 69 (3.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 532 or about 41.2% were born in Montagny and lived there in 2000. There were 382 or 29.6% who were born in the same canton, while 223 or 17.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 112 or 8.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Montagny is; 242 children or 13.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 224 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 213 people or 12.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 296 people or 16.8% are between 30 and 39, 244 people or 13.8% are between 40 and 49, and 227 people or 12.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 132 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 117 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 58 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 9 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
, there were 517 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 663 married individuals, 73 widows or widowers and 37 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 663 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 138 households that consist of only one person and 43 households with five or more people. , a total of 472 apartments (90.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 27 apartments (5.2%) were seasonally occupied and 20 apartments (3.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.85%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
. The Montagny-les-Monts area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SP
which received 27.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(24.5%), the CVP
(22.4%) and the FDP
(9.4%).
The SPS improved their position in Montagny rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 24.3%) The SVP moved from first in 2007 (with 28.2%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 25.1%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (9.5% in 2007). A total of 637 votes were cast in this election, of which 6 or 0.9% were invalid.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 345. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 102, of which 92 were in agriculture and 10 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 63 of which 45 or (71.4%) were in manufacturing and 18 (28.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 180. In the tertiary sector; 55 or 30.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 3.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 14 or 7.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 2.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 9 or 5.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 13 or 7.2% were in education and 51 or 28.3% were in health care.
, there were 123 workers who commuted into the municipality and 469 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 7.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 72.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 4 individuals (or about 0.31% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 42 individuals (or about 3.26% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 6 individuals (or about 0.47% of the population) who were Jewish
, and 20 (or about 1.55% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There was 1 person who was Hindu
. 67 (or about 5.19% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 43 individuals (or about 3.33% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 114 who completed tertiary schooling, 63.2% were Swiss men, 21.9% were Swiss women, 10.5% were non-Swiss men and 4.4% were non-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 192 students attending 10 classes in Montagny. A total of 351 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 21 students in the municipality. The municipality had 9 primary classes and 171 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 81 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 4 upper Secondary students and 53 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 3 non-university Tertiary students and 5 specialized Tertiary students who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 44 students in Montagny who came from another municipality, while 147 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 of Fribourg
Canton of Fribourg
The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the west of the country. The capital of the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whereas is the German name for both the canton and the town.-History:...
, 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....
. In 2000 the municipality was created when Montagny-les-Monts and Montagny-la-Ville merged. On 1 January 2004 the former municipality of Mannens-Grandsivaz merged into the municipality of Montagny (FR).
Geography
Montagny has an area, , of 17.5 square kilometre. Of this area, 10.03 square kilometre or 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.91 square kilometre or 33.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.44 square kilometre or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km² (14.8 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km² (19.8 acre) or 0.5% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Out of the forested land, 31.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.0% is used for growing crops and 20.7% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It consists of the villages of Montagny-la-Ville, Montagny-les-Monts, Mannens-Grandsivaz and Cousset along with 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 Tours, Les Arbognes and Le Grabou.
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 Paly of six Or and Gules and a Chief Argent. The coat of arms combines elements from the former municipalities of Montagny-la-Ville and Montagny-les-Monts.
Demographics
Montagny has a population of . , 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. Migration accounted for 10.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.8%.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...
(1,169 or 90.6%) 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 (68 or 5.3%) 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...
is the third (17 or 1.3%). There are 10 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...
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, the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The population was made up of 901 Swiss men (44.4% of the population) and 83 (4.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 976 Swiss women (48.1%) and 69 (3.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 532 or about 41.2% were born in Montagny and lived there in 2000. There were 382 or 29.6% who were born in the same canton, while 223 or 17.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 112 or 8.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Montagny is; 242 children or 13.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 224 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 213 people or 12.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 296 people or 16.8% are between 30 and 39, 244 people or 13.8% are between 40 and 49, and 227 people or 12.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 132 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 117 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 58 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 9 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
, there were 517 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 663 married individuals, 73 widows or widowers and 37 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 663 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 138 households that consist of only one person and 43 households with five or more people. , a total of 472 apartments (90.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 27 apartments (5.2%) were seasonally occupied and 20 apartments (3.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.85%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Notre-Dame 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...
. The Montagny-les-Monts 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:...
.
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 SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 27.2% 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...
(24.5%), 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...
(22.4%) 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....
(9.4%).
The SPS improved their position in Montagny rising to first, from third in 2007 (with 24.3%) The SVP moved from first in 2007 (with 28.2%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 25.1%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (9.5% in 2007). A total of 637 votes were cast in this election, of which 6 or 0.9% were invalid.
Economy
, Montagny had an unemployment rate of 1.6%. , there were 130 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 43 businesses involved in this sector. 69 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 19 businesses in this sector. 240 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 47 businesses in this sector. There were 641 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.4% 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 345. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 102, of which 92 were in agriculture and 10 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 63 of which 45 or (71.4%) were in manufacturing and 18 (28.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 180. In the tertiary sector; 55 or 30.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 3.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 14 or 7.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 5 or 2.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 9 or 5.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 13 or 7.2% were in education and 51 or 28.3% were in health care.
, there were 123 workers who commuted into the municipality and 469 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 7.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 72.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 997 or 77.3% were Roman Catholic, while 131 or 10.2% 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 4 individuals (or about 0.31% 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 42 individuals (or about 3.26% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 6 individuals (or about 0.47% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 20 (or about 1.55% 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 was 1 person who was Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. 67 (or about 5.19% 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 43 individuals (or about 3.33% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Montagny about 422 or (32.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 114 or (8.8%) 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 114 who completed tertiary schooling, 63.2% were Swiss men, 21.9% were Swiss women, 10.5% were non-Swiss men and 4.4% were non-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...
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During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 192 students attending 10 classes in Montagny. A total of 351 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 21 students in the municipality. The municipality had 9 primary classes and 171 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 81 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 4 upper Secondary students and 53 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there were 3 non-university Tertiary students and 5 specialized Tertiary students who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 44 students in Montagny who came from another municipality, while 147 residents attended schools outside the municipality.