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42-434: Romanel-sur-Lausanne is first mentioned in 1184 as Romanes . Romanel-sur-Lausanne has an area, as of 2009, of 2.88–2.92 square kilometers (1.11–1.13 sq mi) (depending on calculation method). Of this area, 1.72 km (0.66 sq mi) or 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km (0.042 sq mi) or 3.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.09 km (0.42 sq mi) or 37.8%

84-544: A population growth rate of 2.5%. The age distribution, as of 2009 , in Lausanne is; 14,278 children or 9.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,983 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 23,858 people or 16.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 25,113 people or 17.0% are between 30 and 39, 21,574 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 16,877 people or 11.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

126-511: A child or children. There were 18 households that were made up of unrelated people and 14 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 142 single family homes (or 47.3% of the total) out of a total of 300 inhabited buildings. There were 96 multi-family buildings (32.0%), along with 37 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.3%) and 25 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.3%). Of

168-523: 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 the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among

210-541: A railway station, Romanel-sur-Lausanne , on the suburban Lausanne–Bercher line . A second, Vernand-Camarès , is nearby but administratively part of the Vernand  [ fr ] exclave of Lausanne. From the 2000 census, 1,010 or 32.9% were Roman Catholic , while 1,370 or 44.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 35 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.14% of

252-746: A total of 14,923 students in the local and district school systems. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the district provided pre-school care for a total of 2,648 children. There were 1,947 (73.5%) children who received subsidized pre-school care. There were 8,024 students in the primary school program, which last four years. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 6,449 students in those schools. There were also 450 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. The following municipalities are located within

294-534: A total of 97,876 households that answered this question, 44.4% were households made up of just one person and there were 476 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 21,984 married couples without children, 21,225 married couples with children There were 5,781 single parents with a child or children. There were 2,722 households that were made up of unrelated people and 2,273 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. The historical population

336-661: Is 1 person who speaks Romansh . Of the population in the municipality 605 or about 19.7% were born in Romanel-sur-Lausanne and lived there in 2000. There were 1,276 or 41.6% who were born in the same canton, while 572 or 18.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 549 or 17.9% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 32 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 14 deaths of Swiss citizens and 2 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration,

378-544: Is 13,513 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9,651 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 6,567 people or 4.4% who are 80 and 89, and there are 1,275 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 88,420 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 85,473 married individuals, 11,797 widows or widowers and 14,807 individuals who are divorced. There were 43,415 households that consist of only one person and 3,821 households with five or more people. Out of

420-469: Is 371 people or 11.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 148 people or 4.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 84 people or 2.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 14 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 1,295 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,503 married individuals, 92 widows or widowers and 178 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 1,258 private households in

462-433: Is a district in the canton of Vaud , Switzerland . The seat of the district is the city of Lausanne . Lausanne has an area, as of 2009 , of 65.17 square kilometers (25.16 sq mi). Of this area, 17.79 km (6.87 sq mi) or 27.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.13 km (7.77 sq mi) or 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.1 km (10.5 sq mi) or 41.6%

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504-426: Is given in the following chart: On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Epalinges, Jouxtens-Mézery, Lausanne, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne and Romanel-sur-Lausanne came from the old Lausanne district to the new Lausanne district. The municipalities of Belmont-sur-Lausanne , Paudex and Pully went to the new District de Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Crissier , Prilly and Renens went to

546-399: Is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 55.6% is used for growing crops and 1.4% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality was part of the olf Lausanne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Romanel-sur-Lausanne became part of the new district of Lausanne. The municipality

588-555: 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)

630-522: Is part of the agglomeration of Lausanne . Until the 1960s, it consisted of a linear village on the Lausanne- Echallens road, which then grew to become part of the greater Lausanne area. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Fountain Gules and Argent fimbriated Argent, Chief of the same. Romanel-sur-Lausanne has a population (as of December 2020) of 3,240. As of 2008, 19.4% of

672-521: Is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.09 km (22 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. Lausanne has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 168,127. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (159,559 or 79.6%), with German being second most common (8,534 or 4.3%) and Italian being third (7,942 or 4.0%). There are 99 people who speak Romansh . Of the population in the district 46,742 or about 23.3% were born in Lausanne and lived there in 2000. There were 43,411 or 21.7% who were born in

714-409: Is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 1.7% of the total land area

756-482: The Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 4,401 members of an Orthodox church (or about 2.20% of the population), there were 138 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 4,043 individuals (or about 2.02% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 1,257 individuals (or about 0.63% of

798-672: 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 the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and

840-444: The voter turnout was 45.0%. As of  2010, Romanel-sur-Lausanne had an unemployment rate of 4.3%. As of 2008, there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 325 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 33 businesses in this sector. 714 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 94 businesses in this sector. There were 1,715 residents of

882-505: The 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 417 students in the Romanel-sur-Lausanne 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 2,648 children of which 1,947 children (73.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 241 students in

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924-649: 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, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for

966-630: 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 )

1008-490: The district: 46°31′16″N 6°38′28″E  /  46.52111°N 6.64111°E  / 46.52111; 6.64111 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 the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For

1050-442: The foreign population increased by 530. There were 15 Swiss men and 70 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2323 non-Swiss men and 1903 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 an increase of 1108 and the non-Swiss population increased by 2428 people. This represents

1092-495: The municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 170 students in those schools. There were also 6 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. As of 2000, there were 47 students in Romanel-sur-Lausanne who came from another municipality, while 345 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Lausanne District Lausanne District ( French : District de Lausanne )

1134-402: The municipality and 1,413 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 2.1% of the workforce coming into Romanel-sur-Lausanne are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 19.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.2% used a private car. The municipality has

1176-452: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.6% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 924. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, of which 5 were in agriculture and 7 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 308 of which 214 or (69.5%) were in manufacturing and 88 (28.6%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

1218-482: The municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 367 households that consist of only one person and 63 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 1,272 households that answered this question, 28.9% were households made up of just one person and there were 6 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 331 married couples without children, 459 married couples with children There were 77 single parents with

1260-411: The municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 444. There were 54 single room apartments and 268 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 1,254 apartments (95.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 45 apartments (3.4%) were seasonally occupied and 17 apartments (1.3%) were empty. As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units

1302-639: The new District de l'Ouest lausannois. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 25.88% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (18.11%), the SVP (17.41%) and the FDP (11.33%). In the federal election, a total of 32,749 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.9%. From the 2000 census , 76,732 or 38.3% were Roman Catholic , while 58,655 or 29.3% belonged to

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1344-401: The population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.9%. It has changed at a rate of -1.3% due to migration and at a rate of 7.8% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (2,737 or 89.2%), with German being second most common (128 or 4.2%) and Italian being third (66 or 2.2%). There

1386-427: The population of Swiss citizens increased by 18 while the foreign population increased by 3. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland and 2 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 19 non-Swiss men and 14 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)

1428-537: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 97 individuals (or about 3.16% of the population) did not answer the question. In Romanel-sur-Lausanne about 1,289 or (42.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 390 or (12.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 390 who completed tertiary schooling, 58.7% were Swiss men, 25.9% were Swiss women, 11.8% were non-Swiss men and 3.6% were non-Swiss women. In

1470-405: The population) who were Jewish , and 10,973 (or about 5.47% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 667 individuals who were Buddhist , 1,063 individuals who were Hindu and 489 individuals who belonged to another church. 30,469 (or about 15.20% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 11,610 individuals (or about 5.79% of the population) did not answer

1512-529: The population), there were 7 individuals (or about 0.23% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 237 individuals (or about 7.72% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 4 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who were Jewish , and 26 (or about 0.85% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 8 individuals who were Buddhist , 12 individuals who were Hindu and 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 370 (or about 12.06% of

1554-435: The question. In Lausanne about 66,152 or (33.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 35,615 or (17.8%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 35,615 who completed tertiary schooling, 42.1% were Swiss men, 30.1% were Swiss women, 16.1% were non-Swiss men and 11.7% were non-Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were

1596-416: The same canton, while 34,479 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 68,966 or 34.4% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 978 live births to Swiss citizens and 671 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 976 deaths of Swiss citizens and 141 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while

1638-404: The single family homes 11 were built before 1919, while 13 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (63) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (32) were built between 1971 and 1980 and the next most (22) were built between 1961 and 1970. There were 4 multi-family houses built between 1996 and 2000. In 2000 there were 1,316 apartments in

1680-447: The tertiary sector was 604. In the tertiary sector; 322 or 53.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 0.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 58 or 9.6% were in a hotel or restaurant, 45 or 7.5% were in the information industry, 23 or 3.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 27 or 4.5% were in education and 15 or 2.5% were in health care. In 2000, there were 1,020 workers who commuted into

1722-432: Was 0.3 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 0%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 22.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.79%), the Green Party (16.6%) and the FDP (15.34%). In the federal election, a total of 904 votes were cast, and

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1764-578: Was a decrease of 25 and the non-Swiss population increased by 21 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.1%. The age distribution, as of 2009, in Romanel-sur-Lausanne is; 346 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 392 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 476 people or 14.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 506 people or 15.5% are between 30 and 39, 512 people or 15.7% are between 40 and 49, and 409 people or 12.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

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