| Subject Name: | Martherenges |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Imagepath Coa: | GX-VD-Martherenges.png |
| Imagepath Flag: | CHE Martherenges Flag.svg |
| Canton: | Vaud |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-VD |
| Coordinates: | 46.6667°N 51°W |
| Postal Code: | 1063 |
| Municipality Code: | 5676 |
| Area: | 0.83 |
| Elevation: | 767 |
| Population: | 77 |
| Populationof: | 2011 |
Martherenges (pronounced as /fr/) is a former municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Chapelle-sur-Moudon, Correvon, Denezy, Martherenges, Neyruz-sur-Moudon, Peyres-Possens, Saint-Cierges, Thierrens and Chanéaz merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Montanaire.[1]
Martherenges is first mentioned in the 15th Century as Martherenges.
Martherenges had an area,, of 0.8km2. Of this area, 0.5km2 or 60.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.29km2 or 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.04km2 or 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads).[2]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 28.9% is used for growing crops and 28.9% is pastures, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.[2]
The former municipality was part of the Moudon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Martherenges became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.[3]
The small former municipality is located on a hill on the left side of the Broye valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per Saltire Gules and Vert, overall capital letter M Argent.[4]
Martherenges had a population of 77.[5], 4.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 13.6%. It has changed at a rate of 1.5% due to migration and at a rate of 12.1% due to births and deaths.[7]
Most of the population speaks French (65 or 91.5%), with German being second most common (4 or 5.6%) and Dutch being third (1 or 1.4%).
Of the population in the municipality 32 or about 45.1% were born in Martherenges and lived there in 2000. There were 24 or 33.8% who were born in the same canton, while 10 or 14.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 5 or 7.0% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population remained the same in 2008 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.4%.[6]
The age distribution,, in Martherenges is; 10 children or 13.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 8 teenagers or 10.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 14.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 12 people or 16.0% are between 30 and 39, 10 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 6 people or 8.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 13.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 7 people or 9.3% are between 70 and 79, there is 1 person who is 80 and 89.[8]
, there were 32 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 37 married individuals, 1 widow or widower and 1 individual who was divorced.[9]
, there were 22 private households in the municipality, and an average of 3.2 persons per household.[7] There were 3 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 22 households that answered this question, 13.6% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 6 married couples without children, 12 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children.[9]
there were 12 single family homes (or 57.1% of the total) out of a total of 21 inhabited buildings. There were 3 multi-family buildings (14.3%) and along with 6 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (28.6%). Of the single family homes 4 were built before 1919, while 4 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (3) were built before 1919.[10]
there were 24 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 6 rooms of which there were 8. There were no single room apartments and 17 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 21 apartments (87.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments (12.5%) were seasonally occupied.[10], the construction rate of new housing units was 13.3 new units per 1000 residents.[7] The vacancy rate for the municipality,, was 0%.[7]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[11]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.28% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.76%), the SP (11.35%) and the Green Party (9.98%). In the federal election, a total of 39 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 72.2%.[12]
, Martherenges had an unemployment rate of 0%., there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector or the tertiary sector.[7] There were 36 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.9% of the workforce.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 10, all of which were in agriculture.[13]
, there were 22 workers who commuted away from the municipality.[14] Of the working population, 5.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.1% used a private car.[7]
From the, 4 or 5.6% were Roman Catholic, while 46 or 64.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 18 individuals (or about 25.35% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 12 (or about 16.90% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist.[9]
In Martherenges about 27 or (38.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 8 or (11.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 8 who completed tertiary schooling, 62.5% were Swiss men, 37.5% were Swiss women.[9]
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 8 students in the Martherenges school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.[15] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 4 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 4 students in those schools.[16]
, there were 16 students from Martherenges who attended schools outside the municipality.[14]