Oleyres
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Oleyres is a former municipality
in the Swiss
canton
of Vaud
in the district of Broye-Vully.
On 1 July 2011 it was merged into the municipality of Avenches
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.8% is used for growing crops and 23.4% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Oleyres became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on a hill that rises above the Broye
valley south-east of Avenches. It consists of the linear village
of Oleyres.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per pale Argent and Gules, overall a Crossbow bendwise Or.
Most of the population speaks French
(176 or 78.9%), with German
being second most common (34 or 15.2%) and English
being third (6 or 2.7%).
Of the population in the municipality 104 or about 46.6% were born in Oleyres and lived there in 2000. There were 34 or 15.2% who were born in the same canton, while 56 or 25.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 26 or 11.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 6 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 5 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 person. This represents a population growth rate of -0.5%.
The age distribution, , in Oleyres is; 13 children or 6.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 38 teenagers or 17.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 30 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 8.3% are between 30 and 39, 36 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 17.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 22 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 14 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 10 people or 4.6% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 105 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 103 married individuals, 10 widows or widowers and 5 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 which is about equal to 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 71.4% 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 78 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. There were 17 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 79 households that answered this question, 21.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 2 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 18 married couples without children, 33 married couples with children There were 7 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 1 household that was made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 50 single family homes (or 65.8% of the total) out of a total of 76 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (7.9%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (21.1%) and 4 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.3%). Of the single family homes 22 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of multi-family homes (2) were built before 1919 and again between 1971 and 1980.
there were 88 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 25. There were 1 single room apartments and 43 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 77 apartments (87.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 8 apartments (9.1%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (3.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 7.37%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 37.49% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(19.87%), the FDP
(18.75%) and the Green Party
(8.07%). In the federal election, a total of 75 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 46.0%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 52. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 18, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 28, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 6. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 50.0% were in education.
, there were 24 workers who commuted into the municipality and 64 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 2% used public transportation to get to work, and 65% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there were 23 individuals (or about 10.31% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were There was 1 person who was Hindu
. 29 (or about 13.00% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
,FALSE
). Of the 27 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.6% were Swiss men, 25.9% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 24 students in the Oleyres 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 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 8 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 16 students in those schools.
, there were 11 students in Oleyres who came from another municipality, while 53 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 Swiss
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....
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 the district of Broye-Vully.
On 1 July 2011 it was merged into the municipality of Avenches
Avenches
Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.-History:The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts...
.
History
Oleyres is first mentioned around 1101-50 as de Holeriis. Between 1151 and 1200 it was mentioned as de Oleres.Geography
Oleyres has an area, , of 1.92 square kilometre (0.741316144497667 sq mi). Of this area, 1.34 km² (0.517376892513997 sq mi) or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.42 km² (0.162162906608865 sq mi) or 21.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (34.6 acre) or 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.8% is used for growing crops and 23.4% is pastures, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Avenches District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Oleyres became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.
The municipality is located on a hill that rises above the Broye
Broye
The Broye is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland. It has a watershed area of 850 km².-Presentation:...
valley south-east of Avenches. It consists of the linear village
Linear village
In geography, a linear village, or linear settlement, is a small to medium-sized settlement that is formed around a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Wraysbury, a village in Berkshire, is one of the longest villages in England....
of Oleyres.
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 Gules, overall a Crossbow bendwise Or.
Demographics
Oleyres has a population of . , 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -5.6%. It has changed at a rate of -6.9% due to migration and at a rate of 0.9% 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...
(176 or 78.9%), 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 (34 or 15.2%) and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
being third (6 or 2.7%).
Of the population in the municipality 104 or about 46.6% were born in Oleyres and lived there in 2000. There were 34 or 15.2% who were born in the same canton, while 56 or 25.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 26 or 11.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 6 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 5 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 person. This represents a population growth rate of -0.5%.
The age distribution, , in Oleyres is; 13 children or 6.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 38 teenagers or 17.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 30 people or 13.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 18 people or 8.3% are between 30 and 39, 36 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 17.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 22 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 14 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 10 people or 4.6% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 105 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 103 married individuals, 10 widows or widowers and 5 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 which is about equal to 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 71.4% 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 78 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. There were 17 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 79 households that answered this question, 21.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 2 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 18 married couples without children, 33 married couples with children There were 7 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 1 household that was made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 50 single family homes (or 65.8% of the total) out of a total of 76 inhabited buildings. There were 6 multi-family buildings (7.9%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (21.1%) and 4 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.3%). Of the single family homes 22 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of multi-family homes (2) were built before 1919 and again between 1971 and 1980.
there were 88 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 25. There were 1 single room apartments and 43 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 77 apartments (87.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 8 apartments (9.1%) were seasonally occupied and 3 apartments (3.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 7.37%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 37.49% 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....
(19.87%), 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....
(18.75%) and 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:...
(8.07%). In the federal election, a total of 75 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 46.0%.
Economy
, Oleyres had an unemployment rate of 1.1%. , there were 29 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 31 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 8 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector. There were 100 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.0% 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 52. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 18, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 28, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 6. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 50.0% were in education.
, there were 24 workers who commuted into the municipality and 64 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.7 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 2% used public transportation to get to work, and 65% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 42 or 18.8% were Roman Catholic, while 128 or 57.4% 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,, and there were 23 individuals (or about 10.31% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 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...
. 29 (or about 13.00% 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...
,FALSE
Education
In Oleyres about 66 or (29.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 27 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 27 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.6% were Swiss men, 25.9% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 24 students in the Oleyres 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 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 8 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 16 students in those schools.
, there were 11 students in Oleyres who came from another municipality, while 53 residents attended schools outside the municipality.