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28-425: Bière is first mentioned in 1177 as Beria . Bière has an area, as of 2009, of 25.01 square kilometers (9.66 sq mi). Of this area, 9.57 km (3.69 sq mi) or 38.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.85 km (4.96 sq mi) or 51.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.68 km (0.65 sq mi) or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km (4.9 acres) or 0.1%

56-529: A Fachhochschule ). Of the 121 who completed tertiary schooling, 65.3% were Swiss men, 26.4% were Swiss women and 5.0% were non-Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 191 students in the Bière school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for

84-427: A rate of 2.3% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (1,182 or 87.4%), with German being second most common (49 or 3.6%) and Portuguese being third (48 or 3.5%). There are 17 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh . Of the population in the municipality 425 or about 31.4% were born in Bière and lived there in 2000. There were 424 or 31.3% who were born in

112-410: A total of 259 inhabited buildings. There were 62 multi-family buildings (23.9%), along with 63 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (24.3%) and 19 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.3%). Of the single family homes 48 were built before 1919, while 11 were built between 1990 and 2000. The most multi-family homes (31) were built before 1919 and

140-572: A total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 90 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 95 students in those schools. There were also 6 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. As of 2000, there were 11 students in Bière who came from another municipality, while 173 residents attended schools outside

168-408: Is either rivers or lakes and 0.85 km (0.33 sq mi) or 3.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 48.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.8% is used for growing crops and 9.7%

196-555: Is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP). The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva)

224-532: Is pastures and 6.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 1.6% is unproductive vegetation and 1.8% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bière became part of the new district of Morges. The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains in

252-527: The Bière–Apples–Morges railway . From the 2000 census, 311 or 23.0% were Roman Catholic , while 765 or 56.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 24 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.77% of the population), and there were 18 individuals (or about 1.33% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who

280-786: The Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats. 59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola )

308-605: The construction rate of new housing units was 8.4 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 0.63%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.31% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (15.46%), the FDP (12.39%) and the LPS Party (11.09%). In

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336-479: The district: 46°29′43″N 6°23′31″E  /  46.49528°N 6.39194°E  / 46.49528; 6.39194 This Vaud location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly , the federal parliament of Switzerland , were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of

364-656: The election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of

392-538: The elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States . The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date. On 12 December 2007,

420-485: The federal election, a total of 392 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 42.2%. As of  2010, Bière had an unemployment rate of 5.2%. As of 2008, there were 62 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 20 businesses involved in this sector. 78 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 20 businesses in this sector. 399 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 46 businesses in this sector. There were 672 residents of

448-412: The middle of a largely agricultural valley. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, from a base Gules three pine trees Vert. Bière has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,621. As of 2008, 18.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3.2%. It has changed at a rate of 0.3% due to migration and at

476-407: The municipality and 371 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 5.2% of the workforce coming into Bière are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 11.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.5% used a private car. The municipality is served by a station on

504-451: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.5% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 480. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 51, of which 44 were in agriculture and 7 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 75 of which 29 or (38.7%) were in manufacturing and 45 (60.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

532-463: The municipality. Aubonne District Aubonne District was a former district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . The seat of the district was the town of Aubonne until January 1, 2008. The municipalities are now part of the district of Morges , except Longirod , Marchissy and Saint-George which are now part of the district of Nyon . The following municipalities were located in

560-500: The municipality. There were 685 married individuals, 82 widows or widowers and 60 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 550 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 160 households that consist of only one person and 35 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 562 households that answered this question, 28.5% were households made up of just one person and there were 5 adults who lived with their parents. Of

588-597: The newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for a four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party , at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats . The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of

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616-519: The next most (10) were built between 1919 and 1945. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000. In 2000 there were 612 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 216. There were 42 single room apartments and 121 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 519 apartments (84.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 60 apartments (9.8%) were seasonally occupied and 33 apartments (5.4%) were empty. As of 2009,

644-658: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 184 teenagers or 12.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 168 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 186 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 231 people or 16.1% are between 40 and 49, and 177 people or 12.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 155 people or 10.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 95 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 73 people or 5.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 19 people or 1.3% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 526 people who were single and never married in

672-400: The rest of the households, there are 170 married couples without children, 178 married couples with children There were 27 single parents with a child or children. There were 10 households that were made up of unrelated people and 12 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 115 single family homes (or 44.4% of the total) out of

700-470: The same canton, while 203 or 15.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 249 or 18.4% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 13 live births to Swiss citizens and 4 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 6 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 7 while the foreign population increased by 4. There

728-496: The tertiary sector was 354. In the tertiary sector; 40 or 11.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 34 or 9.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 36 or 10.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.1% were in the information industry, 3 or 0.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 10 or 2.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 2.0% were in education and 15 or 4.2% were in health care. In 2000, there were 232 workers who commuted into

756-505: Was Jewish , and 43 (or about 3.18% of the population) who were Islamic . There were and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 130 (or about 9.61% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 60 individuals (or about 4.43% of the population) did not answer the question. In Bière about 481 or (35.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 121 or (8.9%) have completed additional higher education (either university or

784-471: Was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 9 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 9 and the non-Swiss population increased by 18 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.6%. The age distribution, as of 2009, in Bière is; 145 children or 10.1% of

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