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Oberems

Coordinates:46°16′N7°41′E/ 46.267°N 7.683°E/46.267; 7.683
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Oberems
Municipality
Flag of Oberems
Flag
Coat of arms of Oberems
Coat of arms
Location of Oberems
Map
Oberems is located in Switzerland
Oberems
Oberems
Oberems is located in Canton of Valais
Oberems
Oberems
Coordinates:46°16′N7°41′E/ 46.267°N 7.683°E/46.267; 7.683
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictLeuk
Government
•MayorReinhard Zeiter
Area
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• Total84.6 km2(32.7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,335 m (4,380 ft)
Population
(31 December 2018)[2]
• Total122
• Density1.4/km2(3.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3948
SFOS number6112
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Surrounded byAgarn,Ayer,Embd,Ergisch,Randa,Saint-Luc,Sankt Niklaus,Unterems
Websitewww.oberems.ch/gemeinde/index.htm
SFSO statistics

Oberemsis amunicipalityin the district ofLeukin thecantonofValaisinSwitzerland.

History

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Oberems is first mentioned in 1101 assuperiori Emesa.[3]

Oberems recorded the highest "Yes" vote of any municipality in Switzerland in the2021 Swiss same-sex marriage referendumon 26 September 2021; 85.7% of town voters who participated in the referendum voted to legalisesame-sex marriage.[4]

Geography

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Mine in the Turtmann valley

Oberems has an area, as of 2011,of 84.6 square kilometers (32.7 sq mi). Of this area, 15.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 70.8% is unproductive land.[5]

The municipality is located in the Leuk district, on a terrace above the entrance to the Turtmann valley into theRhonevalley. It consists of the villages of Ahorn and Bodmen and several scatteredhamlets,such asGruben/Meiden.

Coat of arms

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Theblazonof the municipalcoat of armsisPer fess Or a Crow displayed Sable between and above two Mullets of Five Argent and Argent from a two-peaked mountain Vert pouring water palewise wavy Azure.[6]

Demographics

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Houses in Oberems
Building in the Turtmann valley

Oberems has a population (as of December 2020) of 120.[7]As of 2008,2.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[8]During the 10-year period from 1999 to 2009, the population changed at a rate of 0.8%. It has changed at a rate of 7.5% due to migration and at a rate of 0% due to births and deaths.[5]

All of the population (as of 2000) speaksGerman.[9]

As of 2008,the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The population was made up of 63 Swiss men (47.0% of the population) and 3 (2.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 67 Swiss women (50.0%) and 1 (0.7%) non-Swiss woman.[10]Of the population in the municipality, 85 or about 68.0% were born in Oberems and lived there in 2000. There were 23 or 18.4% who were born in the same canton, while 11 or 8.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 4 or 3.2% were born outside of Switzerland.[9]

The age distribution of the population (as of 2000): Children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.6%.[5]

As of 2000,there were 56 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 58 married individuals, 11 widows or widowers and individuals who are divorced.[9]

As of 2000,there were 50 private households in the municipality, with an average of 2.4 persons per household.[5]There were 18 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 52 households that answered this question, 34.6% were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 12 married couples without children, 16 married couples with children. There were 2 single parents with a child or children. There was 1 household that was made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.[9]

In 2000,there were 96 single-family homes (or 74.4% of the total) out of a total of 129 inhabited buildings. There were 27 multi-family buildings (20.9%), along with 3 multi-purpose buildings that were used mostly for housing (2.3%) and 3 other-use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.3%).[11]

In 2000,a total of 48 apartments (29.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 88 apartments (53.3%) were seasonally occupied and 29 apartments (17.6%) were empty.[11]The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010,was 4.24%.[5]

The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12]

Politics

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In the2007 federal election,the most popular party was theCVPwhich received 53.71% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSVP(24.03%), theSP(17.67%) and theGreen Party(3.89%). In the federal election, a total of 44 votes were cast, and thevoter turnoutwas 44.9%.[13]

In the 2009Conseil d'État/Staatsratelection, a total of 43 votes were cast, of which about 0.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 43.9%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 54.67%.[14]In the 2007Swiss Council of States electiona total of 45 votes were cast, of which about 0.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 46.9%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 59.88%.[15]

Economy

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As of 2010,Oberems had an unemployment rate of 0.1%. As of 2008,there were 13 people employed in theprimary economic sectorand about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people were employed in thesecondary sectorand there was 1 business in this sector. 19 people were employed in thetertiary sector,with 6 businesses in this sector.[5]There were 52 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.5% of the workforce.

In 2008,the total number offull-time equivalentjobs was 26. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 7, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 3 of which (0.0%) were in manufacturing The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 25.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 62.5% were in a hotel or restaurant,.[16]

In 2000,there were 6 workers who commuted into the municipality and 26 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 4.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.[17]Of the working population, 15.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.8% used a private car.[5]

Religion

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A church in Oberems

From the 2000 census,118 or 94.4% wereRoman Catholic,while 2 or 1.6% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church.Of the rest of the population, there was 1member of an Orthodox church.2 (or about 1.60% of the population) belonged to no church, areagnosticoratheist,and 2 individuals (or about 1.60% of the population) did not answer the question.[9]

Education

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In Oberems, about 44 or (35.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatoryupper secondary education,and 8 or (6.4%) have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversityor aFachhochschule). Of the 8 who completed tertiary schooling, 62.5% were Swiss men, 12.5% were Swiss women.[9]

As of 2000,there were 7 students in Oberems who came from another municipality, while 10 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[17]

References

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  1. ^ab"Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen".Federal Statistical Office.Retrieved13 January2019.
  2. ^"Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018".Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019.Retrieved11 April2019.
  3. ^abOberemsinGerman,FrenchandItalianin the onlineHistorical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^Marjanović, Petar (27 September 2021)."Diese Gemeinden haben sich in den letzten 16 Jahren am LGBT-freundlichsten entwickelt"(in German). watson.
  5. ^abcdefgSwiss Federal Statistical OfficeArchivedJanuary 5, 2016, at theWayback Machineaccessed 09-September-2011
  6. ^Flags of the World.comaccessed 09-September-2011
  7. ^"Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit".bfs.admin.ch(in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020.Retrieved21 September2021.
  8. ^Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008ArchivedJune 28, 2010, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 19 June 2010
  9. ^abcdefSTAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000ArchivedApril 9, 2014, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 2 February 2011
  10. ^Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nach Geschlecht und Heimat am 31.12.2009.xls(in German and French)accessed 24 August 2011
  11. ^abSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und WohnungenArchivedSeptember 7, 2014, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 28 January 2011
  12. ^Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000ArchivedSeptember 30, 2014, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 29 January 2011
  13. ^Swiss Federal Statistical Office,Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/CantonArchivedMay 14, 2015, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 28 May 2010
  14. ^Staatsratswahlen vom 1. März 2009(in German)accessed 24 August 2011
  15. ^Ständeratswahl 2007(in German)accessed 24 August 2011
  16. ^Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3ArchivedDecember 25, 2014, at theWayback Machine(in German)accessed 28 January 2011
  17. ^abSwiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb(in German)accessed 24 June 2010
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