Le Châtelard, Fribourg
Encyclopedia
Le Châtelard is a municipality
in the district of Glâne
in the canton
of Fribourg in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 25.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.4% is used for growing crops and 55.0% is pastures.
The municipality is located on the south-west flank of the Gibloux. It consists of the village of Le Châtelard and the hamlets
of Le Planet and Planafaye.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Chequy of Nine Or and Azure.
Most of the population speaks French
(325 or 97.9%) as their first language, Portuguese
is the second most common (4 or 1.2%) and German
is the third (2 or 0.6%).
, the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 171 Swiss men (49.6% of the population) and 2 (0.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 170 Swiss women (49.3%) and 2 (0.6%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 195 or about 58.7% were born in Le Châtelard and lived there in 2000. There were 97 or 29.2% who were born in the same canton, while 25 or 7.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 11 or 3.3% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Le Châtelard is; 48 children or 14.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 40 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 32 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 19.3% are between 30 and 39, 40 people or 12.0% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 10.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 34 people or 10.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 8.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 11 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 153 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 148 married individuals, 21 widows or widowers and 10 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 117 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. There were 31 households that consist of only one person and 21 households with five or more people. , a total of 113 apartments (88.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 11 apartments (8.6%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (3.1%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 5.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.69%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(21.4%), the CVP
(19.7%) and the SP
(11.8%).
The SVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election
(33.7% in 2007 vs 35.1% in 2011). The FDP moved from third in 2007 (with 21.9%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 31.1%) to third and the SPS retained about the same popularity (7.7% in 2007). A total of 132 votes were cast in this election.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 92. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 58, of which 52 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 9, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 25. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 28.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 52.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 8.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education.
, there were 7 workers who commuted into the municipality and 81 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 11.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 4 individuals (or about 1.20% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 4 (or about 1.20% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 1 individual who belonged to another church. 6 (or about 1.81% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 5 individuals (or about 1.51% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 18 who completed tertiary schooling, 72.2% were Swiss men, 27.8% were 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 35 students attending 2 classes in Le Châtelard. A total of 75 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There were no kindergarten classes in the municipality, but 6 students attended kindergarten in a neighboring municipality. The municipality had 2 primary classes and 35 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 20 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 7 upper Secondary students and 14 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there was one specialized Tertiary student who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 17 students in Le Châtelard who came from another municipality, while 27 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 Glâne
Glâne (district)
Glâne District is a one of seven districts in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It has a population of .-Mergers and name changes:...
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 Fribourg 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....
.
Geography
Le Châtelard has an area, , of 7.5 square kilometre. Of this area, 5.24 square kilometre or 69.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2 square kilometre or 26.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.24 square kilometre or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 25.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 14.4% is used for growing crops and 55.0% is pastures.
The municipality is located on the south-west flank of the Gibloux. It consists of the village of Le Châtelard 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 Le Planet and Planafaye.
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 Chequy of Nine Or and Azure.
Demographics
Le Châtelard has a population of . , 0.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 1.4%. Migration accounted for 0.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.2%.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...
(325 or 97.9%) as their first language, 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 second most common (4 or 1.2%) and 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 third (2 or 0.6%).
, the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 171 Swiss men (49.6% of the population) and 2 (0.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 170 Swiss women (49.3%) and 2 (0.6%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 195 or about 58.7% were born in Le Châtelard and lived there in 2000. There were 97 or 29.2% who were born in the same canton, while 25 or 7.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 11 or 3.3% were born outside of Switzerland.
The age distribution, , in Le Châtelard is; 48 children or 14.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 40 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 32 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 19.3% are between 30 and 39, 40 people or 12.0% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 10.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 34 people or 10.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 8.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 11 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older.
, there were 153 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 148 married individuals, 21 widows or widowers and 10 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 117 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. There were 31 households that consist of only one person and 21 households with five or more people. , a total of 113 apartments (88.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 11 apartments (8.6%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (3.1%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 5.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.69%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 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 35.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....
(21.4%), 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...
(19.7%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(11.8%).
The SVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election
Swiss 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...
(33.7% in 2007 vs 35.1% in 2011). The FDP moved from third in 2007 (with 21.9%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 31.1%) to third and the SPS retained about the same popularity (7.7% in 2007). A total of 132 votes were cast in this election.
Economy
, Le Châtelard had an unemployment rate of 1.5%. , there were 74 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 11 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 30 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector. There were 155 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35.5% 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 92. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 58, of which 52 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 9, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 25. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 28.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 13 or 52.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 8.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in education.
, there were 7 workers who commuted into the municipality and 81 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 11.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 308 or 92.8% were Roman Catholic, while 6 or 1.8% 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 were 4 individuals (or about 1.20% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 4 (or about 1.20% 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 were 1 individual who belonged to another church. 6 (or about 1.81% 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 5 individuals (or about 1.51% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Le Châtelard about 78 or (23.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 18 or (5.4%) 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 18 who completed tertiary schooling, 72.2% were Swiss men, 27.8% were 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...
.
During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 35 students attending 2 classes in Le Châtelard. A total of 75 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There were no kindergarten classes in the municipality, but 6 students attended kindergarten in a neighboring municipality. The municipality had 2 primary classes and 35 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 20 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 7 upper Secondary students and 14 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there was one specialized Tertiary student who attended classes in another municipality.
, there were 17 students in Le Châtelard who came from another municipality, while 27 residents attended schools outside the municipality.