Coppet | |
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| Coordinates:46°19′N6°11.5′E / 46.317°N 6.1917°E /46.317; 6.1917 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Nyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Gérard Produit |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,333 |
| • Density | 1,210/km2 (3,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1296 |
| SFOS number | 5712 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| Surrounded by | Chens-sur-Léman (FR-74),Commugny,Founex,Hermance (GE),Tannay |
| Website | www.coppet.ch |
Coppet is amunicipality in the district ofNyon in thecanton ofVaud inSwitzerland.
Coppet is first mentioned in 1294 asCopetum. In 1347 it was mentioned asCopet.[2]
Coppet has an area (as of 2009[update]), of 1.9 square kilometers (0.73 mi2). Of this area, 0.63 km2 (0.24 mi2) or 33.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.06 km2 (0.023 mi2) or 3.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.17 km2 (0.45 mi2) or 62.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.[3]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 45.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.5% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures, while 5.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.[3]
The municipality was part of the oldNyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Coppet became part of the new district of Nyon.[4]
The municipality is located along the banks ofLake Geneva on theLausanne-Geneva road, the Route Suisse.
Theblazon of the municipalcoat of arms isAzure, a Chalice Argent.[5]
Coppet has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 3,280.[6] As of 2008[update], 41.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 29.9%. It has changed at a rate of 24% due to migration and at a rate of 7.1% due to births and deaths.[8]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaksFrench (1,678 or 71.1%), withEnglish being second most common (247 or 10.5%) andGerman being third (173 or 7.3%). There are 45 people who speakItalian and 2 people who speakRomansh.[9]
The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Coppet is; 348 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 379 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 266 people or 9.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 329 people or 11.7% are between 30 and 39, 499 people or 17.8% are between 40 and 49, and 393 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 324 people or 11.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 193 people or 6.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 69 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 0.1% who are 90 and older.[10]
As of 2000[update], there were 970 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,186 married individuals, 89 widows or widowers and 115 individuals who are divorced.[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 884 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.[8] There were 249 households that consist of only one person and 70 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 900 households that answered this question, 27.7% were households made up of just one person and there were 5 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 226 married couples without children, 338 married couples with children. There were 58 single parents with a child or children. There were 8 households that were made up of unrelated people and 16 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.[9]
In 2000[update] there were 436 single family homes (or 75.7% of the total) out of a total of 576 inhabited buildings. There were 70 multi-family buildings (12.2%), along with 51 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (8.9%) and 19 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.3%).[11]
In 2000[update], a total of 847 apartments (85.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 127 apartments (12.8%) were seasonally occupied and 21 apartments (2.1%) were empty.[11] As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[8] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 0.08%.[8]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][12]
Coppet Castle and theInstitut Européen De L’Université De Genève, Centre D’Archives Européennes along with the Temple (former church of theDominicans) are listed as Swissheritage site of national significance. The entire small city of Coppet is part of theInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[13]
Coppet istwinned with[14] the towns of
In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theSVP which received 25.31% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theLPS Party (16.24%), theFDP (14.05%) and theGreen Party (13.53%). In the federal election, a total of 643 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout was 49.0%.[15]
In the 2019 federal election the most popular party was theFree Democratic Party, receiving 29.4% of the vote, followed by theSwiss People's Party (18.2%), theGreen Liberal Party (15.4%), theSocialist Party (14.7%) and theGreen Party (14.5%).[16] The number of votes cast was 711, for a voter turnout of 46.3%.[17]
As of 2010[update], Coppet had an unemployment rate of 4.4%. As of 2008[update], there were 4 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 114 people were employed in thesecondary sector and there were 14 businesses in this sector. 676 people were employed in thetertiary sector, with 117 businesses in this sector.[8] There were 1,183 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.4% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number offull-time equivalent jobs was 672. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 3, of which were in agriculture and 3 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 110 of which 49 or (44.5%) were in manufacturing and 60 (54.5%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 559. In the tertiary sector; 73 or 13.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 21 or 3.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 43 or 7.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 1.4% were in the information industry, 11 or 2.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 36 or 6.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 76 or 13.6% were in education and 224 or 40.1% were in health care.[18]
In 2000[update], there were 427 workers who commuted into the municipality and 919 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.2 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 15.0% of the workforce coming into Coppet are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.2% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.[19] Of the working population, 14.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 70.2% used a private car.[8]
From the 2000 census[update], 880 or 37.3% wereRoman Catholic, while 703 or 29.8% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 25members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.06% of the population), and there were 90 individuals (or about 3.81% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 18 individuals (or about 0.76% of the population) who wereJewish, and 52 (or about 2.20% of the population) who wereMuslim. There were 12 individuals who wereBuddhist, 2 individuals who wereHindu and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 421 (or about 17.84% of the population) belonged to no church, areagnostic oratheist, and 190 individuals (or about 8.05% of the population) did not answer the question.[9]
In Coppet about 633 or (26.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatoryupper secondary education, and 664 or (28.1%) have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversity or aFachhochschule). Of the 664 who completed tertiary schooling, 33.6% were Swiss men, 22.7% were Swiss women, 27.3% were non-Swiss men and 16.4% were non-Swiss women.[9]
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 273 students in the Coppet school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.[20] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 1,249 children of which 563 children (45.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton'sprimary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 154 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 119 students in those schools.[21]
Coppet is home to theChâteau de Coppet and theMusée de Coppet.[22] In 2018 theChâteau de Coppet was visited by 3,167 visitors (the average in the previous three years was 5,988). In 2018 theMusée de Coppet was visited by 680 visitors (the average in the previous three years was 1,188).[22]
As of 2000[update], there were 616 students in Coppet who came from another municipality, while 267 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[19]
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