Monthey | |
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Location of Monthey  | |
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| Coordinates:46°15′N6°57′E / 46.250°N 6.950°E /46.250; 6.950 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Monthey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stéphane Coppey CVP/PDC |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.63 km2 (11.05 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 17,777 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Les Montheysans |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1870 |
| SFOS number | 6153 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Bex (VD),Châtel (FR-74),Collombey-Muraz,Massongex,Montriond (FR-74),Ollon (VD),Troistorrents,Val-d'Illiez,Vérossaz |
| Twin towns | Diekirch (Luxembourg),Ivrea (Italy),Tübingen (Germany),Göd (Hungary) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Monthey (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃tɛ];Arpitan:Montê) is thecapital of the district ofMonthey in thecanton ofValais inSwitzerland.
The castle in the town center was built in 950 on a hill, the first houses of Monthey surrounded it. Monthey is first mentioned in 1215 asMontez.[3] At the 13th century, the counts of Savoy owned the village and its area. In 1352, the count Amédée VI gave more freedom to the inhabitants. During the first part of the 14th century, there were several industries including silk production and grinding mills.
Monthey has an area, as of 2009[update], of 28.6 square kilometers (11.0 sq mi). Of this area, 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) or 27.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) or 45.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) or 19.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes and 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) or 6.7% is unproductive land.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.6% of the area Out of the forested land, 40.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.6% is used for growing crops and 4.8% is pastures and 16.2% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.5% is in lakes and 1.0% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 5.1% is unproductive vegetation and 1.6% is too rocky for vegetation.[4]
The municipality is the capital of the Monthey District. This urban center of the Chablais region is located on an alluvial fan of the Vieze on the left bank of theRhône, at the entrance to Val d'Illiez and the Pas de Morgins which leads to Val d'Abondance. It consists of the town of Monthey, the villages of Outrevièze and Choëx andexclaves inCollombey-Muraz. Monthey is located on the west side of theRhône valley, south to theLeman Lake.
Theblazon of the municipalcoat of arms isOr, issuant from coupeaux Vert an Oak tree proper leaved and fructed of the second.[5]
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Monthey has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 17,820.[6] As of 2008[update], 29.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 17.5%. It has changed at a rate of 16.2% due to migration and at a rate of 3.4% due to births and deaths.[8]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaksFrench (11,856 or 85.1%) as their first language,Italian is the second most common (520 or 3.7%) andPortuguese is the third (430 or 3.1%). There are 295 people who speakGerman and 7 people who speakRomansh.[9]
As of 2008[update], the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The population was made up of 5,515 Swiss men (33.6% of the population) and 2,539 (15.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 6,171 Swiss women (37.5%) and 2,212 (13.5%) non-Swiss women.[10] Of the population in the municipality, 4,611 or about 33.1% were born in Monthey and lived there in 2000. There were 2,769 or 19.9% who were born in the same canton, while 2,508 or 18.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 3,586 or 25.7% were born outside of Switzerland.[9]
As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13.6%.[8]
As of 2000[update], there were 5,724 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 6,463 married individuals, 836 widows or widowers and 910 individuals who are divorced.[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 5,949 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household.[8] There were 2,161 households that consist of only one person and 340 households with five or more people. In 2000[update], a total of 5,697 apartments (80.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1,058 apartments (14.9%) were seasonally occupied and 339 apartments (4.8%) were empty.[11] As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 3.6 new units per 1000 residents.[8] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 0.24%.[8]
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In winter 2005, Monthey was chosen to be the host of the EYOF (European Youth Olympic Festival).
Monthey is home to theBBC Monthey, 1996 and 2005 Champion of theSwiss Basketball League. The team plays its home games at theReposieux.
FC Monthey is the town's football club, founded in 1910.
Every winter Monthey hosts a very well known Carnaval in the entire region. In 2018 the Carnaval was called "Carnaval Bestial" in French. It occurred from 8 to 13 February 2018.
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In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theCVP which received 26.33% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theFDP (23.4%), theSVP (21.95%) and theSP (18.09%). In the federal election, a total of 4,267 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout was 47.5%.[13]
In the 2009Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 3,342 votes were cast, of which 261 or about 7.8% were invalid. The voter participation was 37.0%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 54.67%.[14] In the 2007Swiss Council of States election a total of 4,131 votes were cast, of which 413 or about 10.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 46.8%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 59.88%.[15]
Monthey is important toSwiss industry, with the formerchemical companyCiba-Geigy (nowNovartis,Syngenta andCimo) and themetallurgical companyGiovanola, there is an oil refinery in Collombey-Muraz, near Monthey. The city is close to the famouswinter sports region, thePortes du Soleil.
This city is also home toBolliger & Mabillard, world-famousroller coaster designers.
As of 2010[update], Monthey had an unemployment rate of 6.7%. As of 2008[update], there were 37 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 3,420 people were employed in thesecondary sector and there were 146 businesses in this sector. 5,453 people were employed in thetertiary sector, with 616 businesses in this sector.[8] There were 6,788 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.8% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number offull-time equivalent jobs was 7,689. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 19, of which 15 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 3,330 of which 2,062 or (61.9%) were in manufacturing and 696 (20.9%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 4,340. In the tertiary sector; 1,087 or 25.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 125 or 2.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 287 or 6.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 69 or 1.6% were in the information industry, 156 or 3.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 405 or 9.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 203 or 4.7% were in education and 1,504 or 34.7% were in health care.[16]
In 2000[update], there were 5,264 workers who commuted into the municipality and 2,700 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.9 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 3.7% of the workforce coming into Monthey are coming from outside Switzerland.[17] Of the working population, 7.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.7% used a private car.[8]
From the 2000 census[update], 9,790 or 70.3% wereRoman Catholic, while 1,381 or 9.9% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 163members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.17% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who belonged to theChristian Catholic Church, and there were 335 individuals (or about 2.40% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 8 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who wereJewish, and 744 (or about 5.34% of the population) who wereIslamic. There were 28 individuals who wereBuddhist, 10 individuals who wereHindu and 15 individuals who belonged to another church. 888 (or about 6.37% of the population) belonged to no church, areagnostic oratheist, and 725 individuals (or about 5.20% of the population) did not answer the question.[9]
In Monthey about 4,644 or (33.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatoryupper secondary education, and 1,361 or (9.8%) have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversity or aFachhochschule). Of the 1,361 who completed tertiary schooling, 53.6% were Swiss men, 28.7% were Swiss women, 11.1% were non-Swiss men and 6.6% were non-Swiss women.[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 256 students in Monthey who came from another municipality, while 389 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[17]
Monthey is home to theMédiathèque de Monthey library. The library has (as of 2008[update]) 41,818 books or other media, and loaned out 95,847 items in the same year. It was open a total of 265 days with average of 20 hours per week during that year.[18]
TheStained Glass Arts and Fine Arts College is located in Monthey.
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