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22-468: Veyras may refer to: Veyras, Switzerland , a municipality in the canton of Valais Veyras, Ardèche , a commune in France [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

44-670: 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 ) 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

66-494: Is Gules, statant on Coupeaux vert a Warrior Argent holding a spear of the same, in chief sinister a Sun in Splendour Or. Veyras had a population (as of 2019) of 1,839. As of 2008 , 12.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 13.7%. It has changed at a rate of 14.5% due to migration and at a rate of 1.8% due to births and deaths. Most of

88-462: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.13 km (0.050 sq mi) or 9.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km (0.19 sq mi) or 33.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.04 km (9.9 acres) or 2.8% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 24.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.4% of

110-738: 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 the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with

132-679: 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 a four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party,

154-523: 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 the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of

176-418: The area Out of the forested land, 4.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 2.1% is pastures, while 53.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the unproductive areas, 1.4% is unproductive vegetation and 1.4% is too rocky for vegetation. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms

198-594: The construction rate of new housing units was 5.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010 , was 0.72%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 37.56% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (19.83%), the FDP (15%) and the SVP (14.81%). In

220-529: 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) is the first member of the Green Party to be elected to the Council of States, joined in the second round by Luc Recordon of Vaud. Verena Diener (Zurich), formerly of

242-449: The federal election, a total of 706 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 62.0%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 718 votes were cast, of which 67 or about 9.3% were invalid. The voter participation was 62.8%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 698 votes were cast, of which 49 or about 7.0% were invalid. The voter participation

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264-489: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veyras&oldid=933234496 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Veyras, Switzerland Veyras had an area, as of 2009 , of 1.5 square kilometers (0.58 sq mi). Of this area, 0.8 km (0.31 sq mi) or 55.2%

286-467: The municipality and 585 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 7.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 8.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 76.3% used a private car. From the 2000 census , 1,144 or 80.5% were Roman Catholic , while 95 or 6.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of

308-409: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 126. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 14, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 61 of which 35 or (57.4%) were in manufacturing and 25 (41.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

330-500: The municipality. 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 the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of

352-522: The municipality. There were 709 married individuals, 78 widows or widowers and 79 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000 , there were 568 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 164 households that consist of only one person and 49 households with five or more people. In 2000 , a total of 537 apartments (89.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 49 apartments (8.2%) were seasonally occupied and 15 apartments (2.5%) were empty. As of 2009 ,

374-415: The population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (1,196 or 84.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (165 or 11.6%) and Italian is the third (37 or 2.6%). As of 2008 , the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 729 Swiss men (42.1% of the population) and 117 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 775 Swiss women (44.8%) and 109 (6.3%) non-Swiss women. Of

396-628: The population in the municipality, 313 or about 22.0% were born in Veyras and lived there in 2000. There were 678 or 47.7% who were born in the same canton, while 199 or 14.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 185 or 13.0% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%. As of 2000 , there were 556 people who were single and never married in

418-645: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 69 individuals (or about 4.85% of the population) did not answer the question. In Veyras about 481 or (33.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 238 or (16.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 238 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.9% were Swiss men, 27.3% were Swiss women, 7.1% were non-Swiss men and 4.6% were non-Swiss women. As of 2000 , there were 2 students in Veyras who came from another municipality, while 144 residents attended schools outside

440-399: The rest of the population, there were 9 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.63% of the population), and there were 40 individuals (or about 2.81% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish , and 7 (or about 0.49% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 5 individuals who belonged to another church. 69 (or about 4.85% of

462-484: The tertiary sector was 51. In the tertiary sector; 8 or 15.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 3.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 16 or 31.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 3.9% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 3 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 15.7% were in education and 3 or 5.9% were in health care. In 2000 , there were 82 workers who commuted into

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484-463: Was 61.9%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%. As of  2010 , Veyras had an unemployment rate of 3.4%. As of 2008 , there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 69 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 12 businesses in this sector. 79 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 23 businesses in this sector. There were 705 residents of

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