Montalchez
Encyclopedia
Montalchez is a municipality
in the district of Boudry
in the canton
of Neuchâtel in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 33.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.9% is used for growing crops and 22.1% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 16.7% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Boudry district. It consists of the village of Montalchez and the hamlet
of Erperens.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per fess Argent and Gules, a Rose counterchanged.
Most of the population speaks French
(179 or 97.3%) as their first language, German
is the second most common (3 or 1.6%) and English
is the third (1 or 0.5%).
, the population was 52.5% male and 47.5% female. The population was made up of 122 Swiss men (51.7% of the population) and 2 (0.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 105 Swiss women (44.5%) and 7 (3.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 75 or about 40.8% were born in Montalchez and lived there in 2000. There were 43 or 23.4% who were born in the same canton, while 43 or 23.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 8.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 21.2% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.5%.
, there were 78 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 87 married individuals, 11 widows or widowers and 8 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 72 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 17 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. , a total of 70 apartments (63.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 28 apartments (25.2%) were seasonally occupied and 13 apartments (11.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 21.4 new units per 1000 residents.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 29.15% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the LPS Party
(18.39%), the SP
(15.7%) and the FDP
(13.23%). In the federal election, a total of 91 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 54.5%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 35. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 9, of which 6 were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 were in a hotel or restaurant and 1 was in the information industry.
, there were 71 workers who commuted away from the municipality. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 67.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 24 individuals (or about 13.04% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 20 (or about 10.87% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 6 individuals (or about 3.26% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 14 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.1% were Swiss men, 14.3% were Swiss women.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten
, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. Both the kindergarten and the primary school are combined with Fresens
. During the 2010-11 school year, there was one kindergarten class with a total of 23 students between the municipalities. In the same year, there was one primary class with a total of 16 students.
, there were 20 students from Montalchez who 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 Boudry
Boudry (district)
Boudry District is one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It has a population of . The district capital is the town of Boudry.-Municipalities:The district consists of the following municipalities:...
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 Neuchâtel 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
Montalchez has an area, , of 6.4 square kilometre. Of this area, 3.72 square kilometre or 57.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.41 square kilometre or 37.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 square kilometre or 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 33.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.9% is used for growing crops and 22.1% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 16.7% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located in the Boudry district. It consists of the village of Montalchez and the hamlet
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 Erperens.
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 fess Argent and Gules, a Rose counterchanged.
Demographics
Montalchez has a population of . , 4.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 37.6%. It has changed at a rate of 27.1% due to migration and at a rate of 10% 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...
(179 or 97.3%) as their first language, 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 second most common (3 or 1.6%) 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...
is the third (1 or 0.5%).
, the population was 52.5% male and 47.5% female. The population was made up of 122 Swiss men (51.7% of the population) and 2 (0.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 105 Swiss women (44.5%) and 7 (3.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 75 or about 40.8% were born in Montalchez and lived there in 2000. There were 43 or 23.4% who were born in the same canton, while 43 or 23.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 8.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) make up 21.2% of the population, while adults (20-64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.5%.
, there were 78 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 87 married individuals, 11 widows or widowers and 8 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 72 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 17 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. , a total of 70 apartments (63.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 28 apartments (25.2%) were seasonally occupied and 13 apartments (11.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 21.4 new units per 1000 residents.
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 29.15% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the LPS Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland
The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals....
(18.39%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(15.7%) 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....
(13.23%). In the federal election, a total of 91 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 54.5%.
Economy
, Montalchez had an unemployment rate of 2%. , there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector. 10 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector. There were 104 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.4% 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 35. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 9, of which 6 were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 were in a hotel or restaurant and 1 was in the information industry.
, there were 71 workers who commuted away from the municipality. Of the working population, 5.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 67.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 18 or 9.8% were Roman Catholic, while 128 or 69.6% 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 24 individuals (or about 13.04% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 20 (or about 10.87% 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 6 individuals (or about 3.26% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Montalchez about 69 or (37.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 14 or (7.6%) 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 14 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.1% were Swiss men, 14.3% were Swiss women.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory 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 five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. Both the kindergarten and the primary school are combined with Fresens
Fresens
Fresens is a municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-Geography:Fresens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 83.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.6% is forested...
. During the 2010-11 school year, there was one kindergarten class with a total of 23 students between the municipalities. In the same year, there was one primary class with a total of 16 students.
, there were 20 students from Montalchez who attended schools outside the municipality.