Eisten | |
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 Eisten village | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eisten | |
  Eisten  Eisten | |
| Coordinates:46°12′N7°54′E / 46.200°N 7.900°E /46.200; 7.900 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Visp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Andenmatten |
| Area | |
• Total | 38 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,084 m (3,556 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 258 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3922 |
| SFOS number | 6282 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Grächen,Saas Balen,Sankt Niklaus,Simplon,Stalden,Staldenried,Visperterminen |
| Website | www.eisten.ch |
Eisten is amunicipality in the district ofVisp in thecanton ofValais inSwitzerland.
Eisten is first mentioned in 1299 asOysten.[2]
Eisten has an area, as of 2011[update], of 38 square kilometers (15 sq mi). Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 65.8% is unproductive land.[3]
The municipality is located in the Visp district, on the eastern and western sides of the entrance into the Saas valley. It lies east of theMischabel range, which culminates at theDom (4,545 m [14,911 ft]).
Theblazon of the municipalcoat of arms isVert, a Lamb Argent passant over a Coupeaux Or, a chief Azure.[4]
Eisten has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 188, all Swiss citizens.[5] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -22%. It has changed at a rate of -5.7% due to migration and at a rate of -5.7% due to births and deaths.[3]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaksGerman (217 or 96.0%) as their first language,Albanian is the second most common (7 or 3.1%) andRomansh is the third (1 or 0.4%).[6]
As of 2008[update], the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The population was made up of 100 Swiss men and 106 Swiss women.[7] Of the population in the municipality, 184 or about 81.4% were born in Eisten and lived there in 2000. There were 23 or 10.2% who were born in the same canton, while 6 or 2.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 12 or 5.3% were born outside of Switzerland.[6]
As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.3%.[3]
As of 2000[update], there were 93 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 112 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced.[6]
As of 2000[update], there were 80 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household.[3] There were 23 households that consist of only one person and 12 households with five or more people. In 2000[update], a total of 76 apartments (61.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 38 apartments (30.6%) were seasonally occupied and 10 apartments (8.1%) were empty.[8]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][9]
The entire village of Eisten is designated as part of theInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[10]
In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theCVP which received 79.36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSVP (8.45%), theFDP (5.82%) and theSP (5.26%). In the federal election, a total of 108 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout was 58.1%.[11]
In the 2009Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 106 votes were cast, of which 4 or about 3.8% were invalid. The voter participation was 59.9%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.[12] In the 2007Swiss Council of States election a total of 107 votes were cast, of which 1 or about 0.9% were invalid. The voter participation was 59.8%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%.[13]
As of 2010[update], Eisten had an unemployment rate of 1.8%. As of 2008[update], there were 14 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people were employed in thesecondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 4 people were employed in thetertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[3] There were 88 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 30.7% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number offull-time equivalent jobs was 15. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 4, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 7 of which 6 or (85.7%) were in manufacturing The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 4, of which 3 were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles and 1 was in a hotel or restaurant.[14]
In 2000[update], there were 3 workers who commuted into the municipality and 70 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 23.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.[15] Of the working population, 28.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 62.5% used a private car.[3]
From the 2000 census[update], 208 or 92.0% wereRoman Catholic, while 1 or 0.4% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church. There were 9 (or about 3.98% of the population) who wereIslamic. 3 (or about 1.33% of the population) belonged to no church, areagnostic oratheist, and 5 individuals (or about 2.21% of the population) did not answer the question.[6]
In Eisten about 69 or (30.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatoryupper secondary education, and 4 or (1.8%) have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversity or aFachhochschule). Of the 4 who completed tertiary schooling, 25.0% were Swiss men, 25.0% were Swiss women.[6]
During the 2010-2011 school year there were a total of 15 students in the Eisten school system. Theeducation system in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatoryKindergarten.[16] During that school year, there was one kindergarten class (KG1 or KG2) and 3 kindergarten students. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years ofprimary school. In Eisten there were a total of 2 classes and 15 students in the primary school. Thesecondary school program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling (orientation classes), followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. All the lower and upper secondary students from Eisten attend their school in a neighboring municipality.[17]
As of 2000[update], there was one student in Eisten who came from another municipality, while 9 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[15]
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