Martisberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Martisberg  | |
  Martisberg  Martisberg | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°5′E / 46.383°N 8.083°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Raron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,367 m (4,485 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 19 |
| • Density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3994 |
| SFOS number | 6178 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Betten, Grengiols, Lax |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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]
History[edit]
Martisberg is first mentioned in 1311 as Martisperg.[2]
Geography[edit]
Before the merger, Martisberg had a total area of 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi).[3] 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.[3]
The former municipality is located in the Östlich Raron district, on the northern slopes of the Rhone valley.
Coat of arms[edit]
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.[4]
Demographics[edit]
Martisberg had a population (as of 2011) of 19.[3] As of 2008[update], about 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[5] 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.[3]
All of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German.[6]
As of 2008[update], the population was made up of 20 Swiss citizens.[5] 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.[6]
As of 2000[update], 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]
As of 2000[update], there were 13 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 12 married individuals and 2 widows or widowers.[6]
As of 2000[update], 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. In 2000[update], 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.[7]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][8]
Politics[edit]
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%.[9]
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%.[10] 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%.[11]
Economy[edit]
As of 2010[update], Martisberg had an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2008[update], 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.
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 2, both in agriculture.[12]
In 2000[update], there were 8 workers who commuted away from the municipality.[13] Of the working population, 8.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.7% used a private car.[3]
Religion[edit]
From the 2000 census[update], 26 or 96.3% were Roman Catholic and there was 1 individual who belonged to another church.[6]
Education[edit]
In Martisberg about 8 or (29.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education.
As of 2000[update], there were 5 students from Martisberg who attended schools outside the municipality.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German) accessed 13 December 2014
- ^ a b Martisberg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 23 January 2014
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 4 October 2011
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database – Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 Archived 28 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 19 June 2010
- ^ a b c d STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 – 2000 Archived 9 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 2 February 2011
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen Archived 7 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Archived 30 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 29 January 2011
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton Archived 14 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 May 2010
- ^ Staatsratswahlen vom 1. März 2009 (in German) accessed 24 August 2011
- ^ Ständeratswahl 2007 (in German) accessed 24 August 2011
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3 Archived 25 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 28 January 2011
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb Archived 4 August 2012 at archive.today (in German) accessed 24 June 2010
