Montaubion-Chardonney
Encyclopedia
Montaubion-Chardonney was a municipality
in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
.
The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin
, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens
, Villars-Mendraz
and Peney-le-Jorat
merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 48.3% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Montaubion-Chardonney became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The village is located in the heart of the Jorat region
. It consists of two hamlets
on the right bank of the Mentue.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules, from a Coupeaux rising a Thistle Argent.
Most of the population speaks French
(69 or 93.2%), with German
being second most common (2 or 2.7%) and Italian
being third (1 or 1.4%).
Of the population in the municipality 19 or about 25.7% were born in Montaubion-Chardonney and lived there in 2000. There were 35 or 47.3% who were born in the same canton, while 11 or 14.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9 or 12.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were no live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. 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 an increase of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.3%.
The age distribution, , in Montaubion-Chardonney is; 8 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 3 teenagers or 4.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 13 people or 18.8% are between 40 and 49, and 9 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 17.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2 people or 2.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 5.8% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 27 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 38 married individuals, 6 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is less people per room than 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 56.7% 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 30 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 11 households that consist of only one person and 2 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 30 households that answered this question, 36.7% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 5 married couples without children, 14 married couples with children
there were 9 single family homes (or 37.5% of the total) out of a total of 24 inhabited buildings. There were 5 multi-family buildings (20.8%) and along with 10 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (41.7%). Of the single family homes 4 were built before 1919. The greatest number of multi-family homes (2) were built before 1919 and again between 1919 and 1945
there were 33 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 8. There were 3 single room apartments and 14 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 30 apartments (90.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments (9.1%) were seasonally occupied. , 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 most popular party was the SVP
which received 23.83% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(23.63%), the FDP
(21.38%) and the LPS Party
(9.57%). In the federal election, a total of 30 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.0%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 21. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 9, of which 7 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 12, all of which were in construction.
, there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 27 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 4.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 12 individuals (or about 16.22% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 11 (or about 14.86% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 1 individuals (or about 1.35% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 11 who completed tertiary schooling, 45.5% were Swiss men, 36.4% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 3 students in the Montaubion-Chardonney 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 2 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there was 1 student in the secondary school
, there was one student in Montaubion-Chardonney who came from another municipality, while 10 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 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....
.
The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin
Villars-Tiercelin
Villars-Tiercelin was a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of...
, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens
Sottens
Sottens is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is known for its radio transmitter for the French language Swiss radio, built in 1931....
, Villars-Mendraz
Villars-Mendraz
Villars-Mendraz is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of...
and Peney-le-Jorat
Peney-le-Jorat
Peney-le-Jorat is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the south-west of Switzerland, close to both France and Italy....
merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Jorat-Menthue
Jorat-Menthue
Jorat-Menthue is a municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The municipalities of Villars-Tiercelin, Montaubion-Chardonney, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Peney-le-Jorat merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of...
.
History
Montaubion-Chardonney is first mentioned in 1200 as in Monte Albeonis. In 1223 Montaubion was mentioned as Montalbium and in 1223 Chardonney was mentioned as Chardenai.Geography
Montaubion-Chardonney has an area, , of 2.1 square kilometre. Of this area, 1.32 square kilometre or 62.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.65 square kilometre or 30.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.12 km² (29.7 acre) or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 48.3% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Montaubion-Chardonney became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
The village is located in the heart of the Jorat region
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...
. It consists of two 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...
on the right bank of the Mentue.
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, from a Coupeaux rising a Thistle Argent.
Demographics
Montaubion-Chardonney has a population of 69. , 8.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -10.4%. It has changed at a rate of -11.7% due to migration and at a rate of -1.3% 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...
(69 or 93.2%), 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 (2 or 2.7%) and 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...
being third (1 or 1.4%).
Of the population in the municipality 19 or about 25.7% were born in Montaubion-Chardonney and lived there in 2000. There were 35 or 47.3% who were born in the same canton, while 11 or 14.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9 or 12.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were no live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. 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 an increase of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.3%.
The age distribution, , in Montaubion-Chardonney is; 8 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 3 teenagers or 4.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 13.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 13 people or 18.8% are between 40 and 49, and 9 people or 13.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 17.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2 people or 2.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 5.8% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 27 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 38 married individuals, 6 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is less people per room than 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 56.7% 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 30 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 11 households that consist of only one person and 2 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 30 households that answered this question, 36.7% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 5 married couples without children, 14 married couples with children
there were 9 single family homes (or 37.5% of the total) out of a total of 24 inhabited buildings. There were 5 multi-family buildings (20.8%) and along with 10 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (41.7%). Of the single family homes 4 were built before 1919. The greatest number of multi-family homes (2) were built before 1919 and again between 1919 and 1945
there were 33 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 8. There were 3 single room apartments and 14 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 30 apartments (90.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments (9.1%) were seasonally occupied. , 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:
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 23.83% 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....
(23.63%), 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....
(21.38%) and 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....
(9.57%). In the federal election, a total of 30 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 50.0%.
Economy
, Montaubion-Chardonney had an unemployment rate of 0.6%. , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 13 people were employed in the secondary sector and there was 1 business in this sector. No one was employed in the tertiary sector. There were 43 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 32.6% 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 21. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 9, of which 7 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 12, all of which were in construction.
, there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 27 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 4.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 14 or 18.9% were Roman Catholic, while 42 or 56.8% 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 12 individuals (or about 16.22% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 11 (or about 14.86% 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 1 individuals (or about 1.35% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Montaubion-Chardonney about 32 or (43.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 11 or (14.9%) 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 11 who completed tertiary schooling, 45.5% were Swiss men, 36.4% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 3 students in the Montaubion-Chardonney 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 2 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there was 1 student in the secondary school
, there was one student in Montaubion-Chardonney who came from another municipality, while 10 residents attended schools outside the municipality.