Mont-Noble Explained
| Subject Name: | Mont-Noble |
| Municipality Type: | municipality |
| Canton: | Valais |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-VS |
| Coordinates: | 46.2167°N 32°W |
| Postal Code: | 1973 |
| Municipality Code: | 6090 |
| Area: | 43.0 |
| Elevation: | 1286 |
Mont-Noble (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃ nɔbl/) is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Mase, Vernamiège and Nax.[1]
History
Mase is first mentioned about 1100 as villa Magis. Until 1902 it was known as Mage. Nax is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as Nas. Nax's village church collapsed in 1909 during a service, killing 31 and injuring 50.
Geography
Mont-Noble has an area,, of 43.45km2. Of this area, 30.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 23.4% is unproductive land.[2]
The village of Mase is located in the Hérens district on the right bank of the Borgne and the left bank of the Rhone in the Val d'Hérens at an elevation of 1345m (4,413feet).
Nax is situated at the entrance to the Hérens valley near a rocky promontory which may provided its name, from the Latin: nasus, nose.
Demographics
Mont-Noble has a population of ., 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 10.6%. It has changed at a rate of 15.5% due to migration and at a rate of -6.2% due to births and deaths.[4]
Most of the population speaks French (92.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5.2%) and Italian is the third (0.8%).[4]
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 17.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 25.1%.[4]
, the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents.[4] The vacancy rate for the municipality,, was 1.49%.[4]
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[5] Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)ImageSize = width:1100 height:500PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160AlignBars = justifyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:1300TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = justifyScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:300 start:0ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:60 start:0Colors= id:MA value:yellowgreen legend:Mase id:NA value:green legend:Nax id:VE value:blue legend:VernamiègePlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:300 text:"300" color:MA bar:1860 from: 0 till:309 text:"309" color:MA bar:1870 from: 0 till:341 text:"341" color:MA bar:1880 from: 0 till:355 text:"355" color:MA bar:1890 from: 0 till:354 text:"354" color:MA bar:1900 from: 0 till:359 text:"359" color:MA bar:1910 from: 0 till:370 text:"370" color:MA bar:1920 from: 0 till:385 text:"385" color:MA bar:1930 from: 0 till:337 text:"337" color:MA bar:1940 from: 0 till:360 text:"360" color:MA bar:1950 from: 0 till:347 text:"347" color:MA bar:1960 from: 0 till:278 text:"278" color:MA bar:1970 from: 0 till:236 text:"236" color:MA bar:1980 from: 0 till:219 text:"219" color:MA bar:1990 from: 0 till:229 text:"229" color:MA bar:2000 from: 0 till:207 text:"207" color:MA bar:1850 from: 300 till:661 text:"361" color:NA bar:1860 from: 309 till:696 text:"387" color:NA bar:1870 from: 341 till:778 text:"437" color:NA bar:1880 from: 355 till:801 text:"446" color:NA bar:1890 from: 354 till:785 text:"431" color:NA bar:1900 from: 359 till:842 text:"483" color:NA bar:1910 from: 370 till:864 text:"494" color:NA bar:1920 from: 385 till:912 text:"527" color:NA bar:1930 from: 337 till:874 text:"537" color:NA bar:1940 from: 360 till:912 text:"552" color:NA bar:1950 from: 347 till:863 text:"516" color:NA bar:1960 from: 278 till:749 text:"471" color:NA bar:1970 from: 236 till:611 text:"375" color:NA bar:1980 from: 219 till:575 text:"356" color:NA bar:1990 from: 229 till:629 text:"400" color:NA bar:2000 from: 207 till:590 text:"383" color:NA bar:1850 from: 661 till:846 text:"185" color:VE bar:1860 from: 696 till:885 text:"189" color:VE bar:1870 from: 778 till:965 text:"187" color:VE bar:1880 from: 801 till:997 text:"196" color:VE bar:1890 from: 785 till:1001 text:"216" color:VE bar:1900 from: 842 till:1086 text:"244" color:VE bar:1910 from: 864 till:1118 text:"254" color:VE bar:1920 from: 912 till:1183 text:"271" color:VE bar:1930 from: 874 till:1167 text:"293" color:VE bar:1940 from: 912 till:1226 text:"314" color:VE bar:1950 from: 863 till:1193 text:"330" color:VE bar:1960 from: 749 till:1026 text:"277" color:VE bar:1970 from: 611 till:845 text:"234" color:VE bar:1980 from: 575 till:774 text:"199" color:VE bar:1990 from: 629 till:806 text:"177" color:VE bar:2000 from: 590 till:734 text:"144" color:VE
Sights
The entire village of Mase is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[6]
Economy
, Mont-Noble had an unemployment rate of 5.7%., there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 26 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 8 businesses in this sector. 93 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.[4]
Of the working population, 11.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 67.1% used a private car.[4]
Notable people
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
- https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/bodennutzung-bedeckung/gesamtspektrum-regionalen-stufen/gemeinden.assetdetail.11007176.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Land Use Statistics
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000
- Web site: Kantonsliste A-Objekte. 2009. KGS Inventar. Federal Office of Civil Protection. German. 25 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html. 28 June 2010.
