Servion
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Servion is a 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 Lavaux-Oron 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....

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Geography

Servion has an area, , of 4.2 square kilometre. Of this area, 2.54 square kilometre or 60.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 square kilometre or 23.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.67 square kilometre or 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.9%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 21.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.3% is used for growing crops and 18.5% is pastures.

The municipality was part of the Oron District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Servion became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron.

The municipality is located on the eastern bank of the Broye, in the eastern 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...

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Servion lies at an elevation of 752 m (2,467.2 ft), 3.5 km (2.2 mi) west of the district seat at Oron-la-Ville
Oron-la-Ville
Oron-la-Ville is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum.-Geography:...

 and 13 km northeast of Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

 (as the crow flies). The scattered settlement stretches along the Carrouge brook on the eastern edge of the Jorat
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...

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The area of the municipality includes a section of the sandstone hills between the Jorat and the Broye uplands. In the northeast are the Servion hills (rising to 782 m (2,565.6 ft)), and the eastern perimeter runs along the Parimbot, a tributary stream to the Broye. In the southeast, the municipality touches the Villars woods, where the highest point in the area is found at 855 m (2,805.1 ft). In the south, Servion borders on the hill of Pra Donnabbé (722 m (2,368.8 ft)).

Servion is surrounded by Essertes
Essertes
Essertes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Essertes is first mentioned in 1154 as terram de Sartis. In 1271 it was mentioned as de Essertes.-Geography:...

, Forel (Lavaux), Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Cullayes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.9% is forested...

, Mézières
Mézières, Vaud
Mézières is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Mézières has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.3% is forested...

, and Ferlens
Ferlens
Ferlens is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Ferlens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested...

 in the canton of Vaud and Auboranges
Auboranges
Auboranges is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-Geography:Auboranges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 10.4% is forested...

 in the canton of Fribourg
Canton of Fribourg
The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the west of the country. The capital of the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whereas is the German name for both the canton and the town.-History:...

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The municipalities of Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes
Les Cullayes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Cullayes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 9.9% is forested...

 and Servion are seeking approval from the Canton to merge on 1 January 2012 into an expanded municipality of Servion.

Coat of arms

The blazon
Blazon
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 Vert, a Border Or, overall a Bend Gules.

Demographics

Servion has a population of . , 14.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 8.2%. It has changed at a rate of 0.3% due to migration and at a rate of 8% 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...

 (878 or 89.7%), 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 (39 or 4.0%) 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 (20 or 2.0%).

The age distribution, , in Servion is; 130 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 164 teenagers or 15.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 107 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 147 people or 13.7% are between 30 and 39, 212 people or 19.8% are between 40 and 49, and 144 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 112 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 39 people or 3.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 16 people or 1.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.

, there were 427 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 484 married individuals, 22 widows or widowers and 46 individuals who are divorced.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 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 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 60.4% 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 354 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. There were 76 households that consist of only one person and 35 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 361 households that answered this question, 21.1% were households made up of just one person and there were 2 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 102 married couples without children, 148 married couples with children There were 21 single parents with a child or children. There were 5 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 166 single family homes (or 68.0% of the total) out of a total of 244 inhabited buildings. There were 38 multi-family buildings (15.6%), along with 29 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (11.9%) and 11 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.5%).

, a total of 331 apartments (86.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 41 apartments (10.8%) were seasonally occupied and 9 apartments (2.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.47%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Tourism

Servion is known for its zoo, with a tropical aquarium, and the village theater Théâtre de Barnabé.

The village church dates from 1453, with a bell tower added in the 19th century.

Politics

In the 2007 federal election
Swiss 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 26.63% 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....

 (22.09%), 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:...

 (14.87%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....

 (13.42%). In the federal election, a total of 280 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 41.7%.

Economy

Until the second half of the 20th century, Servion was primarily a farm village. Today, agriculture is only a minor occupation. Much additional employment has developed in sales and the service sector. In the commercial center that has developed on the Carrouge are found construction and transport firms, as well as electronics and precision instrument companies. Many new homes have been built, whose owners commute to Lausanne.

, Servion had an unemployment rate of 2.6%. , there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 45 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 12 businesses in this sector. 181 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 46 businesses in this sector. There were 530 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.5% 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 198. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 7, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 42 of which 17 or (40.5%) were in manufacturing and 25 (59.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 149. In the tertiary sector; 64 or 43.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 2.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 18 or 12.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 5.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 15 or 10.1% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 4.0% were in education and 1 was in health care.

, there were 151 workers who commuted into the municipality and 426 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 10.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 73.8% used a private car.

Religion

From the , 314 or 32.1% were Roman Catholic, while 450 or 46.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss 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 4 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 0.41% of the population), and there were 20 individuals (or about 2.04% 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 11 (or about 1.12% 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 were 2 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...

 and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 155 (or about 15.83% 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 28 individuals (or about 2.86% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education

In Servion about 380 or (38.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 165 or (16.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
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 165 who completed tertiary schooling, 50.3% were Swiss men, 32.1% were Swiss women, 12.7% were non-Swiss men and 4.8% were non-Swiss women.

In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 151 students in the Servion 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 665 children of which 232 children (34.9%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 69 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 82 students in those schools.

, there were 14 students in Servion who came from another municipality, while 137 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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