| Subject Name: | Martisberg |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Valais |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-VS |
| Coordinates: | 46.3833°N 13°W |
| Postal Code: | 3994 |
| Municipality Code: | 6178 |
| Area: | 3.0 |
| Elevation: | 1367 |
| Population: | 19 |
| Populationof: | Dec 2011 |
Martisberg is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Martisberg and Betten merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.[1]
Martisberg is first mentioned in 1311 as Martisperg.
Before the merger, Martisberg had a total area of 3km2. Of this area, 42.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 13.0% is unproductive land.
The former municipality is located in the Östlich Raron district, on the northern slopes of the Rhone valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Sword Azure hilted Sable inverted in bend sinistre covered with a cloth Gules in base Coupeaux Vert.[2]
Martisberg had a population (as of 2011) of 19.[3], about 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -26.7%. It has changed at a rate of 0% due to migration and at a rate of -20% due to births and deaths.
All of the population speaks German.
, the population was made up of 20 Swiss citizens.[4] Of the population in the municipality, 23 or about 85.2% were born in Martisberg and lived there in 2000. There were 4 or 14.8% who were born in the same canton but not in Martisberg.
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 48.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 25.9%.[3]
, there were 13 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 12 married individuals and 2 widows or widowers.[5]
, there were 13 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household.[3] There were 7 households that consist of only one person and households with five or more people., a total of 13 apartments (32.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 21 apartments (52.5%) were seasonally occupied and 6 apartments (15.0%) were empty.[6]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 70.68% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (14.29%), the FDP (9.02%) and the SVP (6.02%). In the federal election, a total of 19 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 79.2%.[8]
In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 16 votes were cast, of which or about 0.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 94.1%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.[9] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 14 votes were cast. The voter participation was 77.8%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 59.88%.[10]
, Martisberg had an unemployment rate of 0%., there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector or the tertiary sector.[3] There were 12 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 25.0% of the workforce.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 2, both in agriculture.[11]
, there were 8 workers who commuted away from the municipality.[12] Of the working population, 8.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.7% used a private car.[3]
From the, 26 or 96.3% were Roman Catholic and there was 1 individual who belonged to another church.[5]
In Martisberg about 8 or (29.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education.
, there were 5 students from Martisberg who attended schools outside the municipality.[12]