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62-517: The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations ( CEPT ) was established on June 26, 1959, by nineteen European states in Montreux , Switzerland, as a coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organizations . The acronym comes from the French version of its name, Conférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications . CEPT

124-675: A diocese or see . Parishes within a diocese may be grouped into a deanery or vicariate forane (or simply vicariate ), overseen by a dean or vicar forane , or in some cases by an archpriest . Some churches of the Anglican Communion have deaneries as units of an archdeaconry . An outstation is a newly-created congregation, a term usually used where the church is evangelical , or a mission and particularly in African countries, but also historically in Australia. They exist mostly within

186-463: A vicar or rector , owing to the vagaries of the feudal tithe system: rectories usually having had greater income) and perhaps supported by one or more curates or deacons - although as a result of ecclesiastical pluralism some parish priests might have held more than one parish living , placing a curate in charge of those where they do not reside. Now, however, it is common for a number of neighbouring parishes to be placed under one benefice in

248-481: A civil parish and is formally recognised as the level of local government below a district council . The traditional structure of the Church of England with the parish as the basic unit has been exported to other countries and churches throughout the Anglican Communion and Commonwealth but does not necessarily continue to be administered in the same way. The parish is also the basic level of church administration in

310-435: A parish church, each parish may maintain auxiliary organizations and their facilities such as a rectory , parish hall , parochial school , or convent , frequently located on the same campus or adjacent to the church. Normally, a parish comprises all Catholics living within its geographically defined area, but non-territorial parishes can also be established within a defined area on a personal basis for Catholics belonging to

372-603: A particular rite , language, nationality, or community. An example is that of personal parishes established in accordance with the 7 July 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum for those attached to the pre- Vatican II liturgy. The Church of England 's geographical structure uses the local parish church as its basic unit. The parish system survived the Reformation with the Anglican Church's secession from Rome remaining largely untouched; thus, it shares its roots with

434-544: A private car. From the 2000 census , 8,557 or 38.1% were Roman Catholic , while 6,438 or 28.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 745 members of an Orthodox church (or about 3.32% of the population), there were 18 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 925 individuals (or about 4.12% of

496-618: A review into the organisation of the Church and make recommendations as to its future shape. The group published its report ("Church in Wales Review") in July 2012 and proposed that parishes should be reorganised into larger Ministry Areas (Ardaloedd Gweinidogaeth). It stated that: "The parish system... is no longer sustainable" and suggested that the Ministry Areas should each have a leadership team containing lay people as well as clergy, following

558-459: A small monastery ( Latin : monasteriolum ) on the site by the 11th century, which subsequently developed as Mustruel , Muchtern (1215), Muistruum (1228), Monstruacum , Mustruz , and Moutru . Viniculture was introduced in the 12th century, and the sunny slopes of the lake from Lavaux to Montreux became an important winegrowing region. In 1295, the Bishop of Sion sold

620-433: A subsidiary place of worship to the main parish church. In England civil parishes and their governing parish councils evolved in the 19th century as ecclesiastical parishes began to be relieved of what became considered to be civic responsibilities. Thus their boundaries began to diverge. The word "parish" acquired a secular usage. Since 1895, a parish council elected by public vote or a (civil) parish meeting administers

682-454: A total of 3,183 inhabited buildings. There were 1,024 multi-family buildings (32.2%), along with 530 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.7%) and 254 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.0%). In 2000 , a total of 9,553 apartments (70.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3,043 apartments (22.5%) were seasonally occupied and 916 apartments (6.8%) were empty. As of 2009 ,

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744-739: Is " Cfb " (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). Montreux has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 26,090. As of 2008 , 44.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. It has changed at a rate of 22.3% due to migration and at a rate of -0.8% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (16,695 or 74.4%) as their first language, with German being second most common (1,398 or 6.2%) and Italian being third (897 or 4.0%). There are 9 people who speak Romansh . The age distribution, as of 2009 , in Montreux is; 2,050 children or 8.3% of

806-399: Is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese . A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest , often termed a parish priest , who might be assisted by one or more curates , and who operates from a parish church . Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor . Its association with

868-423: Is divided into parishes, each with their own central church called the parish church , where religious services take place. Some larger parishes or parishes that have been combined under one parish priest may have two or more such churches, or the parish may be responsible for chapels (or chapels of ease ) located at some distance from the mother church for the convenience of distant parishioners. In addition to

930-759: Is home to the Bibliothèque municipale de Montreux et Veytaux library. The library has (as of 2008 ) 48,948 books or other media, and loaned out 99,490 items in the same year. It was open a total of 274 days with average of 28 hours per week during that year. The Riviera School or École Riviera, an international school, is in Montreux. Other local schools include Surval Montreux (an international all girls boarding school ) and St George's School in Switzerland (British international school, in Clarens ). Institut Monte Rosa , an international co-educational boarding school,

992-702: Is in Territet . Swiss Montreux Business School Private hospitality schools in the area include Swiss Hotel Management School (in Caux ), Hotel Institute Montreux (Montreux), and Glion Institute of Higher Education ( Glion ). Montreux has three railway stations on the Simplon line , Clarens , Territet , and Montreux . The latter is also the western terminus of the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye and Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lines , both of which climb into

1054-450: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.80 km (6.49 sq mi) or 50.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.68 km (2.58 sq mi) or 20.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km (22 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.55 km (0.60 sq mi) or 4.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings make up 11.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.4%. Out of

1116-451: The Catholic and Anglican parishes. The Anglican Diocese of Cameroon describes their outstations as the result of outreach work "initiated, sponsored and supervised by the mother parishes". Once there is a big enough group of worshippers in the same place, the outstation in named by the bishop of the diocese. They are run by " catechists /evangelists" or lay readers, and supervised by

1178-547: The Catholic Church 's system described below. Parishes may extend into different counties or hundreds and historically many parishes comprised extra outlying portions in addition to its principal district, usually being described as 'detached' and intermixed with the lands of other parishes. Church of England parishes nowadays all lie within one of 42 dioceses divided between the provinces of Canterbury , 30 and York , 12. Each parish normally has its own parish priest (either

1240-561: The Church of Scotland . Spiritual oversight of each parish church in Scotland is responsibility of the congregation's Kirk Session . Patronage was regulated in 1711 ( Patronage Act ) and abolished in 1874, with the result that ministers must be elected by members of the congregation. Many parish churches in Scotland today are "linked" with neighbouring parish churches served by a single minister. Since

1302-483: The abolition of parishes as a unit of civil government in Scotland in 1929, Scottish parishes have purely ecclesiastical significance and the boundaries may be adjusted by the local Presbytery. The Church in Wales was disestablished in 1920 and is made up of six dioceses. It retained the parish system and parishes were also civil administration areas until communities were established in 1974, but did not necessarily share

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1364-563: The parish of Montreux to Girard of Oron. In 1317, it was split between the Lords of Oron (Le Châtelard) and the Counts of Savoy (Les Planches). A Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit administered estates and a hospital in Montreux starting in about 1309. The region was subject to various princes, most notably the princes of Savoy from the south side of the lake. They unified the territory which comprises

1426-440: The voter turnout was 39.7%. As of  2010 , Montreux had an unemployment rate of 6.9%. As of 2008 , there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 1,165 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 174 businesses in this sector. 9,290 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 999 businesses in this sector. There were 10,202 residents of

1488-537: The 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 2,106 students in the Montreux 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 a total of 817 children of which 456 children (55.8%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 1,056 students in

1550-708: The Caux, Montreux and Villas Dubochet areas are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . Montreux is twinned with the towns of In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 22.11% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (21.97%), the FDP (16.06%) and the Green Party (13.49%). In the federal election, a total of 4,473 votes were cast, and

1612-863: The Swiss National Audiovisual Museum), Crêtes Castle , Châtelard Castle , the Train Station , the Hôtel Montreux Palace , the Caux Palace Hotel , the Ile and Villa Salagnon, the Marché couvert, the Grand-Hôtel/the Hôtel des Alpes (which served as the recording studio for Deep Purple 's Machine Head album), and the Villa Karma. The entire urban village of Territet / Veytaux as well as

1674-538: The casino where they had originally planned to record the album. Thanks to Claude Nobs , who eventually arranged alternate locations, the Grand Hôtel de Territet was where almost the entirety of the album was created and recorded, except for "Smoke on the Water" which had already been partly recorded at the "Le Petit Palais", formerly called "Le Pavilion". Deep Purple again returned in 1973 to record Burn . The Montreux Casino

1736-510: The centre of a region named the Vaud or Swiss Riviera ( French : Riviera vaudoise ), Montreux has been an important tourist destination since the 19th century due to its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Geneva . Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub. The earliest settlement

1798-449: The charge of a priest who conducts services by rotation, with additional services being provided by lay readers or other non-ordained members of the church community. A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England , and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. It had a similar status to a township but was so named as it had a chapel which acted as

1860-672: The committee of every local congregation that handles staff support is referred to as the committee on Pastor-Parish Relations. This committee gives recommendations to the bishop on behalf of the parish/congregation since it is the United Methodist Bishop of the episcopal area who appoints a pastor to each congregation. The same is true in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church . In New Zealand,

1922-417: The construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 new units per 1000 residents. As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Montreux was 1067.93 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 850, £480, €680 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 567.76 CHF (US$ 450, £260, €360), a two-room apartment was about 787.77 CHF (US$ 630, £350, €500), a three-room apartment

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1984-540: The creator parish or archdeaconry . Outstations are not self-supporting, and in poor areas often consist of a very simple structure. The parish priest visits as often as possible. If and when the community has grown enough, the outstation may become a parish and have a parish priest assigned to it. In the Catholic Church, each parish normally has its own parish priest (in some countries called pastor or provost ), who has responsibility and canonical authority over

2046-463: The forested land, 46.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.5% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was part of the Vevey District until it

2108-503: The hills away from Lake Geneva and have several dozen stations within Montreux. Montreux was a haven for Catherine Barkley and Lt. Frederic Henry in Ernest Hemingway's classic novel A Farewell to Arms . Montreux hosts several festivals: Montreux has a walking trail along the lake, stretching from Villeneuve to Vevey. The main square of the town, Place du Marché, features a statue of Freddie Mercury facing Lake Geneva. Some of

2170-454: The market hall of La Rouvenaz, the secondary school (the building was from 1872 and 1897) and the slaughter-house (1912) were all owned by the county council. Each municipality had its own taxes and a mayor. In 1962, the municipalities of Le Châtelard and Les Planches merged, while Veytaux remained independent. Montreux has an area, as of 2009 , of 33.41 km (12.90 sq mi). Of this area, 8.34 km (3.22 sq mi) or 25.0%

2232-408: The municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 931 students in those schools. There were also 119 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. As of 2000 , there were 490 students in Montreux who came from another municipality, while 790 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Montreux

2294-412: The municipality and 4,964 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 2.3% of the workforce coming into Montreux are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 22.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.9% used

2356-489: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.1% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 8,991. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 55, of which 31 were in agriculture, 17 were in forestry or lumber production and 6 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,118 of which 403 or (36.0%) were in manufacturing and 708 (63.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

2418-514: The municipality. There were 9,758 married individuals, 1,631 widows or widowers and 1,685 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000 , there were 9,823 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2 persons per household. There were 4,198 households that consist of only one person and 402 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 10,236 households that answered this question, 41.0% were households made up of just one person and there were 53 adults who lived with their parents. Of

2480-544: The numerous small cities around Montreux include La Tour-de-Peilz, and Villeneuve. The Château of Chillon has views over Lake of Geneva and can be accessed via bus, train, walk or boat. Deep Purple traveled to Montreux in December 1971 to record Machine Head . The band's song " Smoke on the Water " tells of the events of December 1971, when a Frank Zappa fan with a flare gun set the Montreux Casino on fire, destroying

2542-460: The parish church remains paramount. By extension the term parish refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ex officio , vested in him on his institution to that parish. First attested in English in the late 13th century,

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2604-539: The parish. What in most English-speaking countries is termed the "parish priest" is referred to as the "pastor" in the United States , where the term "parish priest" is used of any priest assigned to a parish even in a subordinate capacity. These are called "assistant priests", "parochial vicars", " curates ", or, in the United States, "associate pastors" and "assistant pastors". Each diocese (administrative region)

2666-678: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 3,021 teenagers or 12.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,216 people or 17.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 3,016 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 3,552 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 3,048 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2,565 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,795 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,206 people or 4.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 263 people or 1.1% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 9,380 people who were single and never married in

2728-425: The population) did not answer the question. In Montreux about 7,464 (33.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 3,171 or (14.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 3,171 who completed tertiary schooling, 39.8% were Swiss men, 25.3% were Swiss women, 19.8% were non-Swiss men and 15.1% were non-Swiss women. In

2790-467: The population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 73 individuals (or about 0.33% of the population) who were Jewish , and 1,031 (or about 4.59% of the population) who were Muslim . There were 80 individuals who were Buddhist , 171 individuals who were Hindu and 90 individuals who belonged to another church. 2,796 (or about 12.45% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 1,941 individuals (or about 8.64% of

2852-826: The present canton of Vaud and were generally popular sovereigns. After the Burgundian Wars in the 15th century, the Swiss in Bern occupied the region without resistance, an indication of the weakness of the princes of Savoy. Under Bernese rule (1536–1798) it belonged to the Bailiwick of Chillon (renamed in 1735 into the Bailiwick of Vevey). The Reformation made the region around Montreux and Vevey an attractive haven for Huguenots from Italy, who brought their artisanal skills and set up workshops and businesses. The abbey of Les Echarpes blanches

2914-694: The principles of 'collaborative ministry'. Over the next decade, the six dioceses all implemented the report, with the final Ministry Areas being instituted in 2022. In the Diocese of St Asaph (Llanelwy), they are known as Mission Areas (Ardaloedd Cenhadaeth) In the United Methodist Church congregations are called parishes, though they are more often simply called congregations and have no geographic boundaries. A prominent example of this usage comes in The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church , in which

2976-410: The rest of the households, there are 2,563 married couples without children, 2,245 married couples with children. There were 605 single parents with a child or children. There were 159 households that were made up of unrelated people and 413 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 1,375 single family homes (or 43.2% of the total) out of

3038-513: The same boundaries. The reduction in the numbers of worshippers, and the increasing costs of maintaining often ancient buildings, led over time to parish reorganisation, parish groupings and Rectorial Benefices (merged parishes led by a Rector). In 2010, the Church in Wales engaged the Rt Rev Richard Harries (Lord Harries of Pentregarth), a former Church of England Bishop of Oxford; Prof Charles Handy; and Prof Patricia Peattie, to carry out

3100-496: The statue of Mercury beside the lake. In 1990, the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage was awarded to Montreux. The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports was founded in Montreux in 1924. Montreux HC , the oldest roller hockey club in Switzerland (founded in 1911) is based in Montreux. The symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum was founded in Montreux. Parish A parish

3162-412: The surrounding district. Broadly speaking, the parish is the standard unit in episcopal polity of church administration, although parts of a parish may be subdivided as a chapelry , with a chapel of ease or filial church serving as the local place of worship in cases of difficulty to access the main parish church. In the wider picture of ecclesiastical polity, a parish comprises a division of

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3224-550: The term "parish" occurs in the long-established Christian denominations: Catholic , Anglican Communion , the Eastern Orthodox Church , and Lutheran churches, and in some Methodist , Congregationalist and Presbyterian administrations. The eighth Archbishop of Canterbury Theodore of Tarsus (c. 602–690) appended the parish structure to the Anglo-Saxon township unit, where it existed, and where minsters catered to

3286-519: The tertiary sector was 7,818. In the tertiary sector; 1,296 or 16.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 439 or 5.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 1,311 or 16.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 70 or 0.9% were in the information industry, 564 or 7.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 458 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 943 or 12.1% were in education and 1,591 or 20.4% were in health care. In 2000 , there were 4,949 workers who commuted into

3348-582: The word parish comes from the Old French paroisse , in turn from Latin : paroecia , the Romanisation of the Ancient Greek : παροικία , romanized :  paroikia , "sojourning in a foreign land", itself from πάροικος ( paroikos ), "dwelling beside, stranger, sojourner", which is a compound of παρά ( pará ), "beside, by, near" and οἶκος ( oîkos ), "house". As an ancient concept,

3410-594: Was a Late Bronze Age village at Baugy. Montreux lies on the north east shore of Lake Geneva at the fork in the Roman road from Italy over the Simplon Pass , where the roads to the Roman capital of Aventicum and the road into Gaul through Besançon separated. This made it an important settlement in the Roman era . A Roman villa from the 2nd-4th centuries and a 6th–7th century cemetery have been discovered. The name derives from

3472-446: Was about 1014.16 CHF (US$ 810, £460, €650) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1817.64 CHF (US$ 1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Montreux was 95.7% of the national average of 1116 CHF. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010 , was 0.55%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Swiss heritage site of national significance in Montreux includes: The Audiorama (also known as

3534-642: Was converted into a bar as part of a complete renovation of the studio. David Richards has left Montreux to settle down somewhere else. Queen also appeared in 1984 and in 1986 at the Golden Rose Festival and Queen guitarist Brian May appeared in 2001 at the Jazz Festival. Montreux was also the subject of the 1995 Queen single " A Winter's Tale " on the album Made in Heaven , one of Freddie's last songs before his death on 24 November 1991. The album cover features

3596-540: Was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Montreux became part of the new district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. The municipality stretches from Lake Geneva to the foothills of the Swiss Alps (Rochers-de-Naye). It includes the former municipalities of Montreux-Les Planches (until 1952 Les Planches) and Montreux-Le Châtelard (until 1952 Le Châtelard). It was formed in 1962 with the merger of the two former municipalities. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for Montreux's climate

3658-531: Was founded in 1626. In 1798, Napoleon captured the region from the Bernese. In the 19th century, the tourist industry became a major commercial outlet, with the grand hotels of Montreux attracting the rich and cultured from Europe and America. Starting in the 19th century there were three independent municipalities that shared a central authority. This county council was made up of four deputies from Le Châtelard, two from Les Planches and one from Veytaux. The church,

3720-574: Was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. Montreux is the home of Mountain Studios , the recording studio used by several artists. " Bonzo's Montreux " by Led Zeppelin is named after the city where the drums session of John Bonham was recorded in 1976. In 1978, the band Queen bought the studio. It was then sold to Queen producer David Richards. In 2002, the Mountain Studios

3782-474: Was reopened in 1975, and later a monument commemorating Deep Purple and their song "Smoke on the Water" was built along the lake shore, with the band's name, the song title, and the riff in musical notes. However, the only other memorial dedicated to the band's song that can be found nowadays in Montreux, is a small plaque placed outside the back entrance of the former Grand Hôtel de Territet . The Dubliners 's song "Montreux Monto" on their album Live at Montreux

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3844-984: Was responsible for the creation of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in 1988. CEPT is organised into three main components: As of March 2022: 46 countries. Albania , Andorra , Austria , Azerbaijan , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Moldova , Monaco , Montenegro , Netherlands , North Macedonia , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , San Marino , Serbia , Slovak Republic , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , Vatican City . The Russian Federation and Belarus memberships were suspended indefinitely on March 17, 2022. Montreux Located in

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