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Monnaz was a municipality in the Switzerland canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.
The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 17 February 2011
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 13.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 65.8% is used for growing crops and 1.9% is pastures, while 5.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Morges District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Monnaz became part of the new district of Morges. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011
The former municipality is located on the left bank of the Morges river.
Most of the population () speaks French language (244 or 87.5%), with German language being second most common (21 or 7.5%) and Swedish language being third (5 or 1.8%). There are 4 people who speak Italian language.
Of the population in the municipality 57 or about 20.4% were born in Monnaz and lived there in 2000. There were 91 or 32.6% who were born in the same canton, while 67 or 24.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 57 or 20.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 3 Swiss men and 8 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 3 non-Swiss men and 1 non-Swiss woman 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 16 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -3.7%.
The age distribution, , in Monnaz is; 52 children or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 72 teenagers or 18.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 30 people or 7.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 38 people or 9.6% are between 30 and 39, 75 people or 19.0% are between 40 and 49, and 55 people or 13.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 36 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 29 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 7 people or 1.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 and older. Canton of Vaud Statistical Office accessed 29 April 2011
, there were 109 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 144 married individuals, 12 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced. STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 accessed 2 February 2011
, there were 111 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 29 households that consist of only one person and 9 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 116 households that answered this question, 25.0% 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 37 married couples without children, 37 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up of unrelated people and 5 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
The historical population is given in the following chart: Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 accessed 29 January 2011
, there were 8 workers who commuted into the municipality and 110 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 13.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb accessed 24 June 2010 Of the working population, 11.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 68.8% used a private car.
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 72 students in the Monnaz school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. Organigramme de l'école vaudoise, année scolaire 2009-2010 accessed 2 May 2011 During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for 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 29 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 42 students in those schools. There were also 1 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. Canton of Vaud Statistical Office - Scol. obligatoire/filières de transition accessed 2 May 2011
, there was one student in Monnaz who came from another municipality, while 40 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Saltire Or, two Grape bunches and as many Mullets of Five of the same. Flags of the World.com accessed 11-July-2011
Demographics
Monnaz has a population () of 396. Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden accessed 25 August 2010 , 15.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 accessed 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 43.5%. It has changed at a rate of 29% due to migration and at a rate of 14.9% due to births and deaths. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11-July-2011
the average number of residents per living room was 0.51 which is fewer people per room than the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 59.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a [[mortgage|Mortgage loan]] or a [[rent-to-own]] agreement).Urban Audit Glossary pg 17
there were 45 single family homes (or 59.2% of the total) out of a total of 76 inhabited buildings. There were 17 multi-family buildings (22.4%), along with 11 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (14.5%) and 3 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.9%). Of the single family homes 6 were built before 1919, while 5 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (13) were built between 1981 and 1990. The most multi-family homes (6) were built between 1961 and 1970 and the next most (4) were built before 1919.[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen] accessed 28 January 2011
there were 116 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 38. There were 5 single room apartments and 54 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 107 apartments (92.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 8 apartments (6.9%) were seasonally occupied and one apartment was empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.64%.
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Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Green Party which received 22.61% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (21.56%), the SP (19.92%) and the FDP (15.52%). In the federal election, a total of 136 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 57.6%. Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton accessed 28 May 2010
Economy
, Monnaz had an unemployment rate of 3.8%. , there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 19 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector. There were 141 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.7% of the workforce.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 30. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 10, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 4 of which 3 or (75.0%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 12.5% were in the information industry, 8 or 50.0% were technical professionals or scientists, .[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] accessed 28 January 2011
Religion
From the , 64 or 22.9% were Roman Catholic, while 171 or 61.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 3 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.08% of the population), and there were 2 individuals (or about 0.72% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 35 (or about 12.54% of the population) belonged to no church, are Agnosticism or Atheism, and 4 individuals (or about 1.43% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Monnaz about 105 or (37.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 63 or (22.6%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Of the 63 who completed tertiary schooling, 50.8% were Swiss men, 25.4% were Swiss women, 15.9% were non-Swiss men and 7.9% were non-Swiss women.
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