Corcelles-près-Concise
Encyclopedia
Corcelles-près-Concise is a municipality
in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 29.8% is used for growing crops and 8.6% is pastures, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Corcelles-près-Concise became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The grape and grain growing municipality is located between Lake Neuchatel
and Mont Aubert.
The municipalities of Concise
, Corcelles-près-Concise, Mutrux
and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of with an, , undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules, on a pale Argent a Griffin coward Sable langued and armed of the second, in chief Fleur-de-Lys of the third.
Most of the population speaks French
(266 or 95.7%), with German
being second most common (10 or 3.6%) and English
being third (2 or 0.7%).
Of the population in the municipality 90 or about 32.4% were born in Corcelles-près-Concise and lived there in 2000. There were 81 or 29.1% who were born in the same canton, while 69 or 24.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 31 or 11.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man and 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 an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.9%.
The age distribution, , in Corcelles-près-Concise is; 27 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 32 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 25 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 31 people or 11.6% are between 30 and 39, 39 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 13.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 32 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 10.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 5.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 124 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 121 married individuals, 22 widows or widowers and 11 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.66 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 65.9% 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 88 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. There were 19 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 89 households that answered this question, 21.3% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 18 married couples without children, 46 married couples with children There were 5 single parents with a child or children.
there were 84 single family homes (or 67.7% of the total) out of a total of 124 inhabited buildings. There were 13 multi-family buildings (10.5%), along with 21 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.9%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.8%). Of the single family homes 23 were built before 1919, while 4 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (5) were built before 1919 and the next most (3) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 155 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 47. There were 6 single room apartments and 52 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 85 apartments (54.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 65 apartments (41.9%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (3.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
The prehistoric settlement at Stations de Concise is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
with the town of St-Martin sous Montaigu, France
.
the most popular party was the SP
which received 28.75% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(21.18%), the Green Party
(16.9%) and the FDP
(15.64%). In the federal election, a total of 84 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 44.7%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 71. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, of which 22 were in agriculture and 3 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 6 of which 2 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 4 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 39. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 1 was in education and 36 or 92.3% were in health care.
, there were 36 workers who commuted into the municipality and 95 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 13.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.8% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
, and there were 20 individuals (or about 7.19% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 32 (or about 11.51% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 8 individuals (or about 2.88% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 39 who completed tertiary schooling, 61.5% were Swiss men, 25.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 28 students in the Corcelles-près-Concise 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 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 14 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 14 students in those schools.
, there were 11 students in Corcelles-près-Concise who came from another municipality, while 59 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 Jura-Nord Vaudois 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....
.
History
Corcelles-près-Concise is first mentioned in 885 as Corceles. In 888 it was mentioned as Corcella.Geography
Corcelles-près-Concise has an area, , of 4.09 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 1.87 km² (0.72201103656804 sq mi) or 45.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.7 km² (0.65637366960731 sq mi) or 41.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51 km² (0.196912100882193 sq mi) or 12.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 29.8% is used for growing crops and 8.6% is pastures, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Corcelles-près-Concise became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The grape and grain growing municipality is located between Lake Neuchatel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....
and Mont Aubert.
The municipalities of Concise
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Concise has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.3% is forested...
, Corcelles-près-Concise, Mutrux
Mutrux
Mutrux is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Mutrux is first mentioned in 1309 as Mostrue. In 1359 it was mentioned as Mustrueu.-Geography:...
and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of 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, on a pale Argent a Griffin coward Sable langued and armed of the second, in chief Fleur-de-Lys of the third.
Demographics
Corcelles-près-Concise has a population of . , 8.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -1.5%. It has changed at a rate of 7.4% due to migration and at a rate of -8.1% 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...
(266 or 95.7%), 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 (10 or 3.6%) 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 (2 or 0.7%).
Of the population in the municipality 90 or about 32.4% were born in Corcelles-près-Concise and lived there in 2000. There were 81 or 29.1% who were born in the same canton, while 69 or 24.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 31 or 11.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man and 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 an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.9%.
The age distribution, , in Corcelles-près-Concise is; 27 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 32 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 25 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 31 people or 11.6% are between 30 and 39, 39 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 13.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 32 people or 11.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 10.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 5.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 124 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 121 married individuals, 22 widows or widowers and 11 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.66 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 65.9% 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 88 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. There were 19 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 89 households that answered this question, 21.3% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 18 married couples without children, 46 married couples with children There were 5 single parents with a child or children.
there were 84 single family homes (or 67.7% of the total) out of a total of 124 inhabited buildings. There were 13 multi-family buildings (10.5%), along with 21 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.9%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.8%). Of the single family homes 23 were built before 1919, while 4 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (5) were built before 1919 and the next most (3) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 155 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 47. There were 6 single room apartments and 52 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 85 apartments (54.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 65 apartments (41.9%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (3.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire village of Corcelles-près-Concise is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
The prehistoric settlement at Stations de Concise is part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps is a series of prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands...
a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Site.
Twin Town
Corcelles-près-Concise is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with the town of St-Martin sous Montaigu, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
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 SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 28.75% 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...
(21.18%), 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:...
(16.9%) 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....
(15.64%). In the federal election, a total of 84 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 44.7%.
Economy
, Corcelles-près-Concise had an unemployment rate of 2%. , there were 35 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 7 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 52 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector. There were 130 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.1% 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 71. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, of which 22 were in agriculture and 3 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 6 of which 2 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 4 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 39. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 1 was in education and 36 or 92.3% were in health care.
, there were 36 workers who commuted into the municipality and 95 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 13.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.8% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 44 or 15.8% were Roman Catholic, while 183 or 65.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
, and there were 20 individuals (or about 7.19% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 32 (or about 11.51% 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 8 individuals (or about 2.88% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Corcelles-près-Concise about 97 or (34.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 39 or (14.0%) 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 39 who completed tertiary schooling, 61.5% were Swiss men, 25.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 28 students in the Corcelles-près-Concise 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 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 14 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 14 students in those schools.
, there were 11 students in Corcelles-près-Concise who came from another municipality, while 59 residents attended schools outside the municipality.