Lavaux-Oron (district)
Encyclopedia
Geography
Lavaux-Oron has an area, , of 134.54 square kilometres (51.9 sq mi). Of this area, 79.92 km² (30.9 sq mi) or 59.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.55 km² (12.2 sq mi) or 23.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 21.94 km² (8.5 sq mi) or 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 1.19 km² (0.459461568725117 sq mi) or 0.9% is unproductive land.Demographics
Lavaux-Oron has a population of .In there were 419 live births to Swiss citizens and 127 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 463 deaths of Swiss citizens and 38 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 44 while the foreign population increased by 89. There were 16 Swiss men and 6 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 391 non-Swiss men and 430 non-Swiss women 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 57 and the non-Swiss population increased by 881 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.7%.
The age distribution, , in Lavaux-Oron is; 5,811 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 6,539 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5,460 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7,400 people or 13.3% are between 30 and 39, 9,122 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 7,428 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 6,693 people or 12.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 4,137 people or 7.4% are between 70 and 79,there are 2,451 people or 4.4% who are 80 and 89, and there are 525 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.
Mergers and name changes
On 1 September 2006, the Lausanne district (District de Lausanne), Lavaux district (District de Lavaux) and Oron district (District d'Oron) were dissolved and parts of the old districts were merged into the new Lavaux-Oron district.- The municipalities of Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Paudex and Pully came from the Lausanne district (District de Lausanne).
- The municipalities of Chexbres, Cully, Epesses, Forel (Lavaux), Grandvaux, Lutry, Puidoux, Riex, Rivaz, Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux), Savigny and Villette (Lavaux) came from the Lavaux district (District de Lavaux)
- The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Les Cullayes, Ecoteaux, Essertes, Ferlens (VD), Maracon, Mézières (VD), Montpreveyres, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Servion, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye came from the Oron district (District d'Oron).
On 1 July 2011 the municipalities of Cully
Cully
Cully may refer to:*Cully, Calvados, a commune in the Allier department, France*Cully, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Vaud*Cully, Portland, Oregon is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States...
, Epesses
Epesses
Epesses is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron on Lake Geneva. It is noted for its wine production....
, Grandvaux
Grandvaux
Grandvaux is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.-History:...
, Riex
Riex
Riex is a former municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.-Geography:Riex has an area, , of...
and Villette (Lavaux)
Villette, Vaud
Villette is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.-Geography:...
merged into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux
Bourg-en-Lavaux
Bourg-en-Lavaux is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.-History:...
.
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 19.93% 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....
(18.96%), the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(16.39%) 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:...
(15.26%). In the federal election, a total of 16,784 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 50.6%.
Education
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 5,846 students in the local and district school systems. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the district provided pre-school care for a total of 665 children. There were 232 (34.9%) children who received subsidized pre-school care. There were 3,044 students in the primary school program, which last four years. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 2,769 students in those schools. There were also 33 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.Communes
It consists of the following communes:!colspan="1" align=center bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Area km²
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| Belmont-sur-Lausanne
Belmont-sur-Lausanne
Belmont-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.-Geography:...
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| Bourg-en-Lavaux
Bourg-en-Lavaux
Bourg-en-Lavaux is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.-History:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 11.6
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| Bussigny-sur-Oron
Bussigny-sur-Oron
Bussigny-sur-Oron is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.-History:Bussigny-sur-Oron is first mentioned in 1433 as Bussignye. In 1517 it was mentioned in a land registry of Count Jean II de Gruyère....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.16
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| Châtillens
Châtillens
Châtillens is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Châtillens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.5% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.11
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| Chesalles-sur-Oron
Chesalles-sur-Oron
Chesalles-sur-Oron is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Chesalles-sur-Oron has an area, , of . Of this area, or 73.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.0% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.00
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| Chexbres
Chexbres
Chexbres is a municipality in the Swiss canton Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. Chexbres is a wine-growing village and enjoys a good selection of local vintages...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.14
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| Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Cullayes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.9% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.12
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| Ecoteaux
Ecoteaux
Ecoteaux is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Ecoteaux has an area, , of . Of this area, or 77.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.2% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 3.56
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| Essertes
Essertes
Essertes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Essertes is first mentioned in 1154 as terram de Sartis. In 1271 it was mentioned as de Essertes.-Geography:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.65
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| Ferlens
Ferlens
Ferlens is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Ferlens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 2.17
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| Forel (Lavaux) || align="center" | || align="center" | 18.51
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| Lutry
Lutry
Lutry is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron.-History:Lutry is first mentioned in 908 as in Lustraco villam. In 1124 it was mentioned as monasterium Sancti Martini cum villa quae dicitur Lustriacus and in 1147 it was Lustriey.-Prehistory:In 1835 and again in...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 8.45
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| Maracon
Maracon
Maracon is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On 1 January 2003 the former municipality of La Rogivue merged into the municipality of Maracon, keeping the name Maracon.-Geography:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.38
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| Mézières || align="center" | || align="center" | 3.48
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| Montpreveyres
Montpreveyres
Montpreveyres is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Montpreveyres is first mentioned in 1154 as Monteproverio. In 1177 it was mentioned as Montpreuero. Then in 1167 and again in 1228 it was called Mons Presbiteri.-Geography:Montpreveyres...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.10
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| Oron-la-Ville
Oron-la-Ville
Oron-la-Ville is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum.-Geography:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 3.10
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| Oron-le-Châtel
Oron-le-Châtel
Oron-le-Châtel is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Oron-le-Châtel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.2% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.26
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| Palézieux
Palézieux
Palézieux is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Palézieux is first mentioned in 1134 as de Palaisol....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 5.78
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| Paudex
Paudex
Paudex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.-Geography:...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 0.48
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| Puidoux
Puidoux
Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.-History:Puidoux is first mentioned in 1134 as Puidos. It was part of Saint-Saphorin until 1810 when it became an independent municipality....
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 22.89
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| Pully
Pully
Pully is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the vineyards of Lavaux on the road to Vevey and Montreux.-Prehistory:In 1826 a...
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| Rivaz || align="center" | || align="center" | 0.31
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| Saint-Saphorin (Lavaux) || align="center" | || align="center" | 0.89
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| Savigny || align="center" | || align="center" | 16.02
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| Servion
Servion
Servion is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Servion has an area, , of . Of this area, or 60.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.5% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 4.21
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| Les Tavernes || align="center" | || align="center" | 2.29
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| Les Thioleyres
Les Thioleyres
Les Thioleyres is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Thioleyres has an area, , of . Of this area, or 86.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.3% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.93
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| Vuibroye
Vuibroye
Vuibroye is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Vuibroye has an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.7% is forested...
|| align="center" | || align="center" | 1.40
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|bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | Total || bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="center" | 134.57
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