La Sarraz
Encyclopedia
La Sarraz is a municipality
of the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
, located in the district of Morges.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area Out of the forested land, 36.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.8% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and La Sarraz became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located in the Venoge river
, at the foot of the Mormont.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Per pale Gules and Or, overall capital S Argent lined Sable.
Most of the population speaks French
(1,461 or 84.5%), with German
being second most common (79 or 4.6%) and Portuguese
being third (64 or 3.7%). There are 35 people who speak Italian
.
Of the population in the municipality 363 or about 21.0% were born in La Sarraz and lived there in 2000. There were 657 or 38.0% who were born in the same canton, while 237 or 13.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 420 or 24.3% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 16 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 19 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 increased by 2. There were 4 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 12 non-Swiss men and 10 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 45 and the non-Swiss population increased by 41 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.9%.
The age distribution, , in La Sarraz is; 244 children or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 254 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 316 people or 14.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 355 people or 16.5% are between 30 and 39, 343 people or 16.0% are between 40 and 49, and 264 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 191 people or 8.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 108 people or 5.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 62 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 13 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
, there were 688 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 829 married individuals, 104 widows or widowers and 107 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.62 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 32.6% 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 738 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 253 households that consist of only one person and 40 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 751 households that answered this question, 33.7% were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 203 married couples without children, 232 married couples with children There were 43 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up of unrelated people and 13 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 192 single family homes (or 53.3% of the total) out of a total of 360 inhabited buildings. There were 89 multi-family buildings (24.7%), along with 58 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.1%) and 21 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.8%). Of the single family homes 26 were built before 1919, while 16 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (34) were built before 1919 and the next most (15) were built between 1981 and 1990. There were 5 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 799 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 241. There were 53 single room apartments and 185 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 723 apartments (90.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 55 apartments (6.9%) were seasonally occupied and 21 apartments (2.6%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.4 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.12%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire old town of La Sarraz is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 22.25% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(19.86%), the FDP
(19.03%) and the Green Party
(16.38%). In the federal election, a total of 478 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 45.4%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 471. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 153 of which 36 or (23.5%) were in manufacturing, 16 or (10.5%) were in mining and 100 (65.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 306. In the tertiary sector; 80 or 26.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 6.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.3% were in the information industry, 13 or 4.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 18 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 52 or 17.0% were in education and 12 or 3.9% were in health care.
, there were 408 workers who commuted into the municipality and 633 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 4.9% of the workforce coming into La Sarraz are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 11.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 10 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.58% of the population), and there were 39 individuals (or about 2.26% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
, and 109 (or about 6.31% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
and 5 individuals who belonged to another church. 175 (or about 10.13% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 122 individuals (or about 7.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 217 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.1% were Swiss men, 25.3% were Swiss women, 9.7% were non-Swiss men and 6.9% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 274 students in the La Sarraz 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 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 152 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 117 students in those schools. There were also 5 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 180 students in La Sarraz who came from another municipality, while 84 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...
of 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....
, located in the district of Morges.
Geography
La Sarraz has an area, , of 7.71 square kilometres (3 sq mi). Of this area, 3.72 km² (1.4 sq mi) or 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.01 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 39.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.92 km² (0.355213985905132 sq mi) or 11.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km² (12.4 acre) or 0.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area Out of the forested land, 36.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.8% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and La Sarraz became part of the new district of Morges.
The municipality is located in the Venoge river
Venoge (river)
The Venoge is a Swiss river located in the Canton of Vaud, a confluent of the Rhône River, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard Gilles has written a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.- Geography :...
, at the foot of the Mormont.
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 pale Gules and Or, overall capital S Argent lined Sable.
Demographics
La Sarraz has a population of . , 26.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 29.8%. It has changed at a rate of 27.9% due to migration and at a rate of 2% 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...
(1,461 or 84.5%), 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 (79 or 4.6%) and 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...
being third (64 or 3.7%). There are 35 people who speak 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...
.
Of the population in the municipality 363 or about 21.0% were born in La Sarraz and lived there in 2000. There were 657 or 38.0% who were born in the same canton, while 237 or 13.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 420 or 24.3% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 16 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 19 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 increased by 2. There were 4 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 12 non-Swiss men and 10 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 45 and the non-Swiss population increased by 41 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.9%.
The age distribution, , in La Sarraz is; 244 children or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 254 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 316 people or 14.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 355 people or 16.5% are between 30 and 39, 343 people or 16.0% are between 40 and 49, and 264 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 191 people or 8.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 108 people or 5.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 62 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 13 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.
, there were 688 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 829 married individuals, 104 widows or widowers and 107 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.62 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 32.6% 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 738 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 253 households that consist of only one person and 40 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 751 households that answered this question, 33.7% were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 203 married couples without children, 232 married couples with children There were 43 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up of unrelated people and 13 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 192 single family homes (or 53.3% of the total) out of a total of 360 inhabited buildings. There were 89 multi-family buildings (24.7%), along with 58 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.1%) and 21 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (5.8%). Of the single family homes 26 were built before 1919, while 16 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (34) were built before 1919 and the next most (15) were built between 1981 and 1990. There were 5 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 799 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 241. There were 53 single room apartments and 185 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 723 apartments (90.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 55 apartments (6.9%) were seasonally occupied and 21 apartments (2.6%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.4 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.12%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Chapelle Saint-Antoine and La Sarraz CastleLa Sarraz Castle
La Sarraz Castle is a castle in the municipality of La Sarraz of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-References:...
are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. The entire old town of La Sarraz is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Inventory 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:...
.
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 22.25% 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....
(19.86%), 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....
(19.03%) 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:...
(16.38%). In the federal election, a total of 478 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 45.4%.
Economy
, La Sarraz had an unemployment rate of 5.8%. , there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 160 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 23 businesses in this sector. 376 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 65 businesses in this sector. There were 909 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.4% 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 471. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 153 of which 36 or (23.5%) were in manufacturing, 16 or (10.5%) were in mining and 100 (65.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 306. In the tertiary sector; 80 or 26.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 4.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 19 or 6.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.3% were in the information industry, 13 or 4.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 18 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 52 or 17.0% were in education and 12 or 3.9% were in health care.
, there were 408 workers who commuted into the municipality and 633 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 4.9% of the workforce coming into La Sarraz are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 11.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 445 or 25.8% were Roman Catholic, while 840 or 48.6% 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 10 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 0.58% of the population), and there were 39 individuals (or about 2.26% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 109 (or about 6.31% 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 was 1 person who was Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
and 5 individuals who belonged to another church. 175 (or about 10.13% 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 122 individuals (or about 7.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In La Sarraz about 586 or (33.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 217 or (12.6%) 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 217 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.1% were Swiss men, 25.3% were Swiss women, 9.7% were non-Swiss men and 6.9% were non-Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 274 students in the La Sarraz 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 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 152 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 117 students in those schools. There were also 5 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 180 students in La Sarraz who came from another municipality, while 84 residents attended schools outside the municipality.