Onnens
Encyclopedia
Onnens is a municipality
in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton
of Vaud
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 47.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.8% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Onnens became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The municipality is located between the foot of Mont-Aubert and Lake Neuchatel
.
The municipalities of Concise
, Corcelles-près-Concise
, Mutrux
and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of with an, , undetermined name.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Argent, a Crayfish Gulles declawed dexter. The missing crayfish
claw can be found on the coat of arms of Montagny-pres-Yverdon
and represents the division of the two municipalities.
Most of the population speaks French
(354 or 89.2%), with German
being second most common (18 or 4.5%) and Portuguese
being third (8 or 2.0%). There are 6 people who speak Italian
.
Of the population in the municipality 97 or about 24.4% were born in Onnens and lived there in 2000. There were 145 or 36.5% who were born in the same canton, while 73 or 18.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 62 or 15.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there was 1 death of a Swiss citizen and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss men and 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 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution, , in Onnens is; 66 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 50 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 49 people or 10.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 70 people or 15.6% are between 30 and 39, 77 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 48 people or 10.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 54 people or 12.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 4.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 155 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 197 married individuals, 25 widows or widowers and 20 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 48% 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 160 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 41 households that consist of only one person and 15 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 167 households that answered this question, 24.6% 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 59 married couples without children, 47 married couples with children There were 8 single parents with a child or children. There were 4 households that were made up of unrelated people and 7 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 64 single family homes (or 53.8% of the total) out of a total of 119 inhabited buildings. There were 27 multi-family buildings (22.7%), along with 19 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.0%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.6%). Of the single family homes 27 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (12) were built before 1919 and the next most (3) were built between 1946 and 1960. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 188 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 52. There were 5 single room apartments and 58 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 152 apartments (80.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 29 apartments (15.4%) were seasonally occupied and 7 apartments (3.7%) were empty. , 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:
Church of Saint-Martin is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire village of Onnens is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SP
which received 29.83% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(22.24%), the FDP
(15.95%) and the Green Party
(8.78%). In the federal election, a total of 126 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 44.1%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 157. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 15 were in agriculture and 12 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 20 of which 19 or (95.0%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 110. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 3.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 83 or 75.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 13 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 1.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 2.7% were in education.
, there were 201 workers who commuted into the municipality and 132 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.5 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 6.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 72% used a private car.
ic. There were 2 individuals who were Hindu
. 48 (or about 12.09% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 24 individuals (or about 6.05% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 43 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.8% were Swiss men, 32.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 62 students in the Onnens (VD) 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 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 39 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 23 students in those schools.
, there were 22 students in Onnens who came from another municipality, while 60 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois 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....
.
Geography
Onnens has an area, , of 5.11 square kilometres (2 sq mi). Of this area, 2.13 km² (0.8223975978021 sq mi) or 41.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.52 km² (0.972977439653188 sq mi) or 49.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km² (0.185329036124417 sq mi) or 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 47.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.8% is used for growing crops and 10.2% is pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Grandson District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Onnens became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.
The municipality is located between the foot of Mont-Aubert and Lake Neuchatel
Lake Neuchâtel
Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....
.
The municipalities of Concise
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Concise has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.3% is forested...
, Corcelles-près-Concise
Corcelles-près-Concise
Corcelles-près-Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Corcelles-près-Concise is first mentioned in 885 as Corceles. In 888 it was mentioned as Corcella.-Geography:...
, Mutrux
Mutrux
Mutrux is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Mutrux is first mentioned in 1309 as Mostrue. In 1359 it was mentioned as Mustrueu.-Geography:...
and Onnens are considering a merger 1 January 2014 into the new municipality of with an, , undetermined name.
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 Argent, a Crayfish Gulles declawed dexter. The missing crayfish
Crayfish
Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads – members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea – are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related...
claw can be found on the coat of arms of Montagny-pres-Yverdon
Montagny-près-Yverdon
Montagny-près-Yverdon is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Montagny-près-Yverdon is first mentioned around 995-96 as in villa Montaniaco. In 1397 it was mentioned as Montaigny-le-Courbe.Its history goes back to at least the 12th...
and represents the division of the two municipalities.
Demographics
Onnens has a population of . , 14.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 18.2%. It has changed at a rate of 10.5% due to migration and at a rate of 9.2% 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...
(354 or 89.2%), 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 (18 or 4.5%) 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 (8 or 2.0%). There are 6 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 97 or about 24.4% were born in Onnens and lived there in 2000. There were 145 or 36.5% who were born in the same canton, while 73 or 18.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 62 or 15.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there was 1 death of a Swiss citizen and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss men and 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 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution, , in Onnens is; 66 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 50 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 49 people or 10.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 70 people or 15.6% are between 30 and 39, 77 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 48 people or 10.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 54 people or 12.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 4.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
, there were 155 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 197 married individuals, 25 widows or widowers and 20 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 48% 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 160 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 41 households that consist of only one person and 15 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 167 households that answered this question, 24.6% 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 59 married couples without children, 47 married couples with children There were 8 single parents with a child or children. There were 4 households that were made up of unrelated people and 7 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 64 single family homes (or 53.8% of the total) out of a total of 119 inhabited buildings. There were 27 multi-family buildings (22.7%), along with 19 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.0%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.6%). Of the single family homes 27 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (12) were built before 1919 and the next most (3) were built between 1946 and 1960. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000.
there were 188 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 52. There were 5 single room apartments and 58 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 152 apartments (80.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 29 apartments (15.4%) were seasonally occupied and 7 apartments (3.7%) were empty. , 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:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Swiss ReformedSwiss 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...
Church of Saint-Martin is listed as a 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 village of Onnens 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 SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
which received 29.83% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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...
(22.24%), 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....
(15.95%) 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:...
(8.78%). In the federal election, a total of 126 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 44.1%.
Economy
, Onnens had an unemployment rate of 4.6%. , there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 122 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector. There were 200 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.5% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 157. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 15 were in agriculture and 12 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 20 of which 19 or (95.0%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 110. In the tertiary sector; 4 or 3.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 83 or 75.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 13 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 1.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 2.7% were in education.
, there were 201 workers who commuted into the municipality and 132 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.5 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. Of the working population, 6.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 72% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 90 or 22.7% were Roman Catholic, while 225 or 56.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 14 individuals (or about 3.53% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 2 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...
. 48 (or about 12.09% 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 24 individuals (or about 6.05% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Onnens about 147 or (37.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 43 or (10.8%) 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 43 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.8% were Swiss men, 32.6% were Swiss women.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 62 students in the Onnens (VD) 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 578 children of which 359 children (62.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 39 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 23 students in those schools.
, there were 22 students in Onnens who came from another municipality, while 60 residents attended schools outside the municipality.