Onex, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Onex is a municipality
in the canton
of Geneva in Switzerland
.
.
Of the rest of the land, 2.19 km² (0.845563727317652 sq mi) or 77.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km² (24.7 acre) or 3.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 51.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.8%. Out of the forested land, 12.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.1% is used for growing crops and 3.9% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located on the left bank of the Rhone
river.
The municipality of Onex consists of the sub-sections or villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.
Most of the population speaks French
(13,064 or 79.6%), with Italian
being second most common (767 or 4.7%) and Portuguese
being third (692 or 4.2%). There are 538 people who speak German
and 8 people who speak Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The population was made up of 5,185 Swiss men (29.4% of the population) and 3,304 (18.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 6,173 Swiss women (34.9%) and 3,001 (17.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 2,810 or about 17.1% were born in Onex and lived there in 2000. There were 4,177 or 25.4% who were born in the same canton, while 2,565 or 15.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6,156 or 37.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 125 live births to Swiss citizens and 57 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 105 deaths of Swiss citizens and 26 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 20 while the foreign population increased by 31. There were 54 Swiss men and 55 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 36 non-Swiss men and 63 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 32 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 62 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.2%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.6%.
, there were 6,517 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 7,839 married individuals, 838 widows or widowers and 1,225 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.69 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.64 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 11.6% 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 7,236 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 2,740 households that consist of only one person and 376 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 7,356 households that answered this question, 37.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 21 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,765 married couples without children, 2,111 married couples with children There were 522 single parents with a child or children. There were 77 households that were made up of unrelated people and 120 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 655 single family homes (or 60.0% of the total) out of a total of 1,091 inhabited buildings. There were 331 multi-family buildings (30.3%), along with 67 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (6.1%) and 38 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.5%). Of the single family homes 42 were built before 1919, while 127 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (127) were built between 1971 and 1980. The most multi-family homes (153) were built between 1961 and 1970 and the next most (70) were built between 1971 and 1980. There were 17 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 7,525 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,406. There were 887 single room apartments and 1,078 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 7,109 apartments (94.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 364 apartments (4.8%) were seasonally occupied and 52 apartments (0.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.09%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 25.28% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(20.77%), the Green Party
(14.63%) and the LPS Party
(10.43%). In the federal election, a total of 4,175 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 45.8%.
In the 2009 Grand Conseil
election, there were a total of 9,041 registered voters of which 3,415 (37.8%) voted. The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the MCG with 20.1% of the ballots. In the canton-wide election they received the third highest proportion of votes. The second most popular party was the Les Socialistes
(with 12.7%), they were fourth in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the Les Verts
(with 12.6%), they were second in the canton-wide election.
For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 9,048 registered voters of which 4,168 (46.1%) voted.
In 2011, all the municipalities held local elections, and in Onex there were 29 spots open on the municipal council. There were a total of 12,535 registered voters of which 4,855 (38.7%) voted. Out of the 4,855 votes, there were 37 blank votes, 52 null or unreadable votes and 354 votes with a name that was not on the list.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 2,490. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 650 of which 23 or (3.5%) were in manufacturing and 628 (96.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,824. In the tertiary sector; 220 or 12.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 38 or 2.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 121 or 6.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 13 or 0.7% were in the information industry, 9 or 0.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 181 or 9.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 192 or 10.5% were in education and 592 or 32.5% were in health care.
, there were 1,271 workers who commuted into the municipality and 6,913 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 7.0% of the workforce coming into Onex are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 31% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.8% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 118 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.72% of the population), there were 22 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 330 individuals (or about 2.01% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 43 individuals (or about 0.26% of the population) who were Jewish
, and 695 (or about 4.23% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 44 individuals who were Buddhist
, 23 individuals who were Hindu
and 28 individuals who belonged to another church. 3,665 (or about 22.32% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 1,455 individuals (or about 8.86% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 2,131 who completed tertiary schooling, 41.0% were Swiss men, 34.0% were Swiss women, 15.7% were non-Swiss men and 9.3% were non-Swiss women.
During the 2009-2010 school year there were a total of 3,517 students in the Onex school system. The education system
in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
. During that school year, there were 276 children who were in a pre-kindergarten class. The canton's school system provides two years of non-mandatory kindergarten and requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In Onex there were 579 students in kindergarten or primary school and 98 students were in the special, smaller classes. The secondary school
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 579 lower secondary students who attended school in Onex. There were 820 upper secondary students from the municipality along with 155 students who were in a professional, non-university track program. An additional 162 students attended a private school.
, there were 349 students in Onex who came from another municipality, while 1,048 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 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 Geneva 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....
.
History
Onex is first mentioned in 1292 as Onay. It became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and ConfignonConfignon
Confignon is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-History:Confignon is first mentioned in 1153 as Cofiniacum. The current, independent municipality was created in 1851 when the former municipality of Onex-Confignon divided into the municipalities of Onex and...
.
Geography
Onex has an area, , of 2.82 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 0.17 km² (0.065637366960731 sq mi) or 6.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.37 km² (0.142857798679238 sq mi) or 13.1% is forested.Of the rest of the land, 2.19 km² (0.845563727317652 sq mi) or 77.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km² (24.7 acre) or 3.5% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 51.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 12.8%. Out of the forested land, 12.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.1% is used for growing crops and 3.9% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located on the left bank of the Rhone
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
river.
The municipality of Onex consists of the sub-sections or villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.
Demographics
Onex has a population of . , 33.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.2%. It has changed at a rate of 1.8% due to migration and at a rate of 3.9% 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...
(13,064 or 79.6%), with 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 second most common (767 or 4.7%) 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 (692 or 4.2%). There are 538 people who speak 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....
and 8 people who speak Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The population was made up of 5,185 Swiss men (29.4% of the population) and 3,304 (18.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 6,173 Swiss women (34.9%) and 3,001 (17.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 2,810 or about 17.1% were born in Onex and lived there in 2000. There were 4,177 or 25.4% who were born in the same canton, while 2,565 or 15.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6,156 or 37.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 125 live births to Swiss citizens and 57 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 105 deaths of Swiss citizens and 26 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 20 while the foreign population increased by 31. There were 54 Swiss men and 55 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 36 non-Swiss men and 63 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 32 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 62 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.2%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.6%.
, there were 6,517 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 7,839 married individuals, 838 widows or widowers and 1,225 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.69 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.64 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 11.6% 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 7,236 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 2,740 households that consist of only one person and 376 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 7,356 households that answered this question, 37.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 21 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,765 married couples without children, 2,111 married couples with children There were 522 single parents with a child or children. There were 77 households that were made up of unrelated people and 120 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 655 single family homes (or 60.0% of the total) out of a total of 1,091 inhabited buildings. There were 331 multi-family buildings (30.3%), along with 67 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (6.1%) and 38 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.5%). Of the single family homes 42 were built before 1919, while 127 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (127) were built between 1971 and 1980. The most multi-family homes (153) were built between 1961 and 1970 and the next most (70) were built between 1971 and 1980. There were 17 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 7,525 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,406. There were 887 single room apartments and 1,078 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 7,109 apartments (94.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 364 apartments (4.8%) were seasonally occupied and 52 apartments (0.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.09%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire village of Onex is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory 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 25.28% 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....
(20.77%), 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:...
(14.63%) 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....
(10.43%). In the federal election, a total of 4,175 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 45.8%.
In the 2009 Grand Conseil
Grand Council of Geneva
The Grand Council of Geneva is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years...
election, there were a total of 9,041 registered voters of which 3,415 (37.8%) voted. The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the MCG with 20.1% of the ballots. In the canton-wide election they received the third highest proportion of votes. The second most popular party was the Les Socialistes
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(with 12.7%), they were fourth in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the Les Verts
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:...
(with 12.6%), they were second in the canton-wide election.
For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 9,048 registered voters of which 4,168 (46.1%) voted.
In 2011, all the municipalities held local elections, and in Onex there were 29 spots open on the municipal council. There were a total of 12,535 registered voters of which 4,855 (38.7%) voted. Out of the 4,855 votes, there were 37 blank votes, 52 null or unreadable votes and 354 votes with a name that was not on the list.
Economy
, Onex had an unemployment rate of 6.8%. , there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 665 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 75 businesses in this sector. 2,238 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 263 businesses in this sector. There were 7,841 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.9% 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 2,490. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 650 of which 23 or (3.5%) were in manufacturing and 628 (96.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,824. In the tertiary sector; 220 or 12.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 38 or 2.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 121 or 6.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 13 or 0.7% were in the information industry, 9 or 0.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 181 or 9.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 192 or 10.5% were in education and 592 or 32.5% were in health care.
, there were 1,271 workers who commuted into the municipality and 6,913 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 7.0% of the workforce coming into Onex are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 31% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.8% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 7,397 or 45.1% were Roman Catholic, while 2,599 or 15.8% 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 118 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 0.72% of the population), there were 22 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 330 individuals (or about 2.01% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 43 individuals (or about 0.26% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 695 (or about 4.23% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
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ic. There were 44 individuals who were 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...
, 23 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and 28 individuals who belonged to another church. 3,665 (or about 22.32% 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 1,455 individuals (or about 8.86% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Onex about 5,295 or (32.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 2,131 or (13.0%) 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 2,131 who completed tertiary schooling, 41.0% were Swiss men, 34.0% were Swiss women, 15.7% were non-Swiss men and 9.3% were non-Swiss women.
During the 2009-2010 school year there were a total of 3,517 students in the Onex school system. The education system
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years 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...
. During that school year, there were 276 children who were in a pre-kindergarten class. The canton's school system provides two years of non-mandatory kindergarten and requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In Onex there were 579 students in kindergarten or primary school and 98 students were in the special, smaller classes. The secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 579 lower secondary students who attended school in Onex. There were 820 upper secondary students from the municipality along with 155 students who were in a professional, non-university track program. An additional 162 students attended a private school.
, there were 349 students in Onex who came from another municipality, while 1,048 residents attended schools outside the municipality.