Saint-Cierges
Encyclopedia
Saint-Cierges is a municipality
in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
. Its name refers to Saint Cyriacus
, who is the town's patron saint
.
area = 6.4
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 14.9% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Cierges became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The municipality is located on a plateau in the Jorat
between the Broye
and Mentue rivers. It consists of the village of Saint-Cierges and the hamlets
of Corrençon, Pré-de-Place and Solitude.
The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon
, Correvon
, Denezy
, Martherenges
, Neyruz-sur-Moudon
, Peyres-Possens
, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens
and Chanéaz
are considering a merger on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality with an, , undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules, a semi of Saint Cyriaque proper clad Argent, haloed Or, holding in dexter a Palm Branch Vert, in sinister an imaginary reptile of the same.
Most of the population speaks French
(377 or 91.7%), with German
being second most common (18 or 4.4%) and English
being third (6 or 1.5%). There are 3 people who speak Italian
.
Of the population in the municipality 112 or about 27.3% were born in Saint-Cierges and lived there in 2000. There were 179 or 43.6% who were born in the same canton, while 57 or 13.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 44 or 10.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population decreased 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 were 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to 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 decreased by 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.1%.
The age distribution, , in Saint-Cierges is; 51 children or 11.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 55 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 53 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 68 people or 14.8% are between 30 and 39, 66 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 78 people or 17.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 49 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 27 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 2.6% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 174 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 205 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 16 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 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 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.5% 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 160 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 43 households that consist of only one person and 18 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 165 households that answered this question, 26.1% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 53 married couples without children, 52 married couples with children There were 10 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 5 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 57 single family homes (or 48.7% of the total) out of a total of 117 inhabited buildings. There were 22 multi-family buildings (18.8%), along with 28 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (23.9%) and 10 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.5%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (13) were built before 1919 and the next most (4) were built between 1919 and 1945.
there were 174 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 35. There were 9 single room apartments and 77 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 155 apartments (89.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 14 apartments (8.0%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (2.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.55%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 24.78% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
(16.8%), the SP
(16.67%) and the FDP
(15.3%). In the federal election, a total of 180 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 55.6%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 69. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 34, of which 31 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 12 of which 4 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 8 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 23. In the tertiary sector; 8 or 34.8% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 13.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 13.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 13.0% were in education.
, there were 14 workers who commuted into the municipality and 141 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 10.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 34 individuals (or about 8.27% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 49 (or about 11.92% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 16 individuals (or about 3.89% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 41 who completed tertiary schooling, 65.9% were Swiss men, 24.4% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 51 students in the Saint-Cierges 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 26 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 25 students in those schools.
, there were 40 students in Saint-Cierges who came from another municipality, while 72 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 Gros-de-Vaud in 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....
. Its name refers to Saint Cyriacus
Saint Cyriacus
Cyriacus, or Cyriac, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the persecution of Diocletian. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name, of whom only seven are honoured by a specific mention of their names in the Roman Martyrology.-Life:Of the Saint Cyriacus who,...
, who is the town's patron saint
Patron saint
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...
.
area = 6.4
History
Saint-Cierges is first mentioned around 1145-54 as de sancto Sergio. In 1166 it was mentioned as de sancto Ciriaco.Geography
Saint-Cierges has an area, , of 6.4 square kilometre. Of this area, 3.94 square kilometre or 61.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.18 square kilometre or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.31 square kilometre or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.3% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 14.9% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-Cierges became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The municipality is located on a plateau in the Jorat
Jorat (Switzerland)
The Jorat is the area of the Canton of Vaud located between the Gros-de-Vaud, West and the Broye, East.-Geography:It is a mountain range that stretches from above Lausanne at the South and stretches toward Payerne at the North...
between 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:...
and Mentue rivers. It consists of the village of Saint-Cierges 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 Corrençon, Pré-de-Place and Solitude.
The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon
Chapelle-sur-Moudon
Chapelle-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Chapelle-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1177 as Capellam. In 1228 it was mentioned as Capella Vualdana. Under Bernese administration, it was known as Chapelle Vaudanne...
, Correvon
Correvon
Correvon is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Correvon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 83.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.5% is forested...
, Denezy
Denezy
Denezy is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Denezy is first mentioned in 929 as villare Donaciaco. In 1142 it was mentioned as Danisei.-Geography:...
, Martherenges
Martherenges
Martherenges is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Martherenges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.9% is forested...
, Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon
Neyruz-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Neyruz-sur-Moudon is first mentioned in 1147 as Noeruls and Nuruls. It was first called Neyruz-sur-Moudon in 1953.-Geography:...
, Peyres-Possens
Peyres-Possens
Peyres-Possens is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Peyres is first mentioned in 1200 as Pairi. Possens was mentioned in 1230 as Pussens.-Geography:...
, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens
Thierrens
Thierrens is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Thierrens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested...
and Chanéaz
Chanéaz
Chanéaz is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Chanéaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.9% is forested...
are considering a merger on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality with an, , undetermined name.
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 Gules, a semi of Saint Cyriaque proper clad Argent, haloed Or, holding in dexter a Palm Branch Vert, in sinister an imaginary reptile of the same.
Demographics
Saint-Cierges has a population of . , 5.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.4%. It has changed at a rate of 9% due to migration and at a rate of 3.1% 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...
(377 or 91.7%), 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 (18 or 4.4%) 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 1.5%). There are 3 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...
.
Of the population in the municipality 112 or about 27.3% were born in Saint-Cierges and lived there in 2000. There were 179 or 43.6% who were born in the same canton, while 57 or 13.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 44 or 10.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population decreased 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 were 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to 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 decreased by 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.1%.
The age distribution, , in Saint-Cierges is; 51 children or 11.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 55 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 53 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 68 people or 14.8% are between 30 and 39, 66 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 78 people or 17.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 49 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 27 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 2.6% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 174 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 205 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 16 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 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 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 53.5% 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 160 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 43 households that consist of only one person and 18 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 165 households that answered this question, 26.1% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 53 married couples without children, 52 married couples with children There were 10 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 5 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 57 single family homes (or 48.7% of the total) out of a total of 117 inhabited buildings. There were 22 multi-family buildings (18.8%), along with 28 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (23.9%) and 10 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.5%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (13) were built before 1919 and the next most (4) were built between 1919 and 1945.
there were 174 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 35. There were 9 single room apartments and 77 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 155 apartments (89.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 14 apartments (8.0%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (2.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.55%.
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 24.78% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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:...
(16.8%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(16.67%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(15.3%). In the federal election, a total of 180 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 55.6%.
Economy
, Saint-Cierges had an unemployment rate of 3.5%. , there were 49 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 12 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 27 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 12 businesses in this sector. There were 213 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.8% 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 69. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 34, of which 31 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 12 of which 4 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 8 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 23. In the tertiary sector; 8 or 34.8% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 13.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 13.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 3 or 13.0% were in education.
, there were 14 workers who commuted into the municipality and 141 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 10.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 61 or 14.8% were Roman Catholic, while 263 or 64.0% 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 34 individuals (or about 8.27% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 49 (or about 11.92% 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 16 individuals (or about 3.89% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Saint-Cierges about 161 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 41 or (10.0%) 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 41 who completed tertiary schooling, 65.9% were Swiss men, 24.4% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 51 students in the Saint-Cierges 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 26 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 25 students in those schools.
, there were 40 students in Saint-Cierges who came from another municipality, while 72 residents attended schools outside the municipality.