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'''Morges District''' is a [[districts of Switzerland|district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Vaud]] in [[Switzerland]]. It has a population of {{Swiss populations|CH-VD|B2227}} (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-VD}}).{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VD}} The seat of the district is the city of [[Morges]].
'''Morges District''' is a [[districts of Switzerland|district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Vaud]] in [[Switzerland]]. The seat of the district is the city of [[Morges]].

==Geography==
Morges has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|372.99}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|205.69|abbr=yes}} or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|126.4|abbr=yes}} or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|38.25|abbr=yes}} or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and {{km2 to mi2|2.66|abbr=yes}} or 0.7% is unproductive land.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>

==Demographics==
Morges has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-VD}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-VD|B2227}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VD}}

Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[French language|French]] (56,847 or 82.3%), with [[German language|German]] being second most common (3,224 or 4.7%) and [[Italian language|Italian]] being third (2,589 or 3.7%). There are 22 people who speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=STAT2000/>

Of the population in the district 12,738 or about 18.4% were born in Morges and lived there in 2000. There were 23,191 or 33.6% who were born in the same canton, while 11,880 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 19,384 or 28.1% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>

In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were 592 live births to Swiss citizens and 198 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 484 deaths of Swiss citizens and 55 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 108 while the foreign population increased by 143. There were 37 Swiss men and 27 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 585 non-Swiss men and 629 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 417 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1055 people. This represents a [[Population growth#Population growth rate|population growth rate]] of 2.1%.<ref name=HDS_superweb>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{de icon}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref>

The age distribution, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, in Morges is; 8,300 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 9,051 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 8,180 people or 11.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10,572 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 11,911 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 9,153 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 7,634 people or 10.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 4,411 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79,there are 2,489 people or 3.4% who are 80 and 89, and there are 531 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.<ref name=Vaud_Pop_Stats>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2016 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office] {{fr icon}} accessed 29 April 2011</ref>

{{as of|2000}}, there were 28,815 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 32,925 married individuals, 3,126 widows or widowers and 4,211 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000] {{de icon}} accessed 2 February 2011 </ref>

There were 9,904 households that consist of only one person and 1,599 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 29,876 households that answered this question, 33.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 117 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 7,893 married couples without children, 9,114 married couples with children There were 1,660 single parents with a child or children. There were 563 households that were made up of unrelated people and 625 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.<ref name=STAT2000/> {{as of|2009}}, the construction rate of new housing units was new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> The vacancy rate for the district, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was %.<ref name=SFSO/>

The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref>
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==Mergers and name changes==
On 1 September 2006, the former Aubonne district (District d'Aubonne), Cossonay district (District de Cossonay) and Morges district (District de Morges) were dissolved and merged into the new Morges district.

* The municipalities of Apples, Aubonne, Ballens, Berolle, Bière, Bougy-Villars, Féchy, Gimel, Mollens (VD), Montherod, Pizy, Saint-Livres, Saint-Oyens and Saubraz came from the Aubonne district (District d'Aubonne).

* The municipalities of La Chaux (Cossonay), Chavannes-le-Veyron, Chevilly, Cossonay, Cottens (VD), Cuarnens, Dizy, Eclépens, Ferreyres, Gollion, Grancy, L'Isle, Mauraz, Moiry, Mont-la-Ville, Montricher, Orny, Pampigny, Pompaples, La Sarraz, Senarclens and Sévery came from the Cossonay district (District de Cossonay).

* The municipalities of Aclens, Bremblens, Buchillon, Bussy-Chardonney, Chigny, Clarmont, Colombier (VD), Denens, Denges, Echandens, Echichens, Etoy, Lavigny, Lonay, Lully (VD), Lussy-sur-Morges, Monnaz, Morges, Préverenges, Reverolle, Romanel-sur-Morges, Saint-Prex, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, Tolochenaz, Vaux-sur-Morges and Villars-sous-Yens came from the old Morges district (District de Morges.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{de icon}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref>

==Politics==
In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 22.18% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (21.71%), the [[FDP.The Liberals|FDP]] (14.66%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (14.08%). In the federal election, a total of 19,756 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 46.7%.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, ''Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton''] {{de icon}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref>

==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 24,486 or 35.4% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 26,305 or 38.1% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 1,056 [[Orthodox Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 1.53% of the population), there were 46 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]], and there were 1,972 individuals (or about 2.85% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 127 individuals (or about 0.18% of the population) who were [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 2,263 (or about 3.28% of the population) who were [[Islam]]ic. There were 150 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 85 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 124 individuals who belonged to another church. 9,157 (or about 13.26% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 3,306 individuals (or about 4.79% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>

==Education==
In Morges about 24,337 or (35.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 11,370 or (16.5%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|University]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]''). Of the 11,370 who completed tertiary schooling, 48.6% were Swiss men, 26.5% were Swiss women, 15.2% were non-Swiss men and 9.7% were non-Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>

In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 9,184 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.<ref>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomId=1990 Organigramme de l'école vaudoise, année scolaire 2009-2010] {{fr icon}} accessed 2 May 2011</ref> During the school year, the district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children. There were 203 (32.2%) children who received subsidized pre-school care. There were 4,838 students in the primary school program, which last four years. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 4,238 students in those schools. There were also 108 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.<ref name=Vaud_Education>[http://www.scris.vd.ch/Default.aspx?DomID=2403 Canton of Vaud Statistical Office - Scol. obligatoire/filières de transition] {{fr icon}} accessed 2 May 2011</ref>


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Morges District
District de Morges
District
Location of Morges District
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
CapitalMorges
Area
 • Total372.99 km2 (144.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total84,533
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities66

Morges District is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Morges.

Geography

Morges has an area, as of 2009, of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.7% is unproductive land.[1]

Demographics

Morges has a population (as of December 2020) of 84,533.[2]

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (56,847 or 82.3%), with German being second most common (3,224 or 4.7%) and Italian being third (2,589 or 3.7%). There are 22 people who speak Romansh.[3] 

 Of the population in the district 12,738 or about 18.4% were born in Morges and lived there in 2000.  There were 23,191 or 33.6% who were born in the same canton, while 11,880 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 19,384 or 28.1% were born outside of Switzerland.[3]

In 2008 there were 592 live births to Swiss citizens and 198 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 484 deaths of Swiss citizens and 55 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 108 while the foreign population increased by 143. There were 37 Swiss men and 27 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 585 non-Swiss men and 629 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 417 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1055 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.1%.[4]

The age distribution, as of 2009, in Morges is; 8,300 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 9,051 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 8,180 people or 11.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10,572 people or 14.6% are between 30 and 39, 11,911 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 9,153 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 7,634 people or 10.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 4,411 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79,there are 2,489 people or 3.4% who are 80 and 89, and there are 531 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.[5]

As of 2000, there were 28,815 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 32,925 married individuals, 3,126 widows or widowers and 4,211 individuals who are divorced.[3]

There were 9,904 households that consist of only one person and 1,599 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 29,876 households that answered this question, 33.2% were households made up of just one person and there were 117 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 7,893 married couples without children, 9,114 married couples with children There were 1,660 single parents with a child or children. There were 563 households that were made up of unrelated people and 625 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.[3] As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was new units per 1000 residents.[6] The vacancy rate for the district, in 2010, was %.[6]

The historical population is given in the following chart:[7]

Mergers and name changes

On 1 September 2006, the former Aubonne district (District d'Aubonne), Cossonay district (District de Cossonay) and Morges district (District de Morges) were dissolved and merged into the new Morges district.

  • The municipalities of Apples, Aubonne, Ballens, Berolle, Bière, Bougy-Villars, Féchy, Gimel, Mollens (VD), Montherod, Pizy, Saint-Livres, Saint-Oyens and Saubraz came from the Aubonne district (District d'Aubonne).
  • The municipalities of La Chaux (Cossonay), Chavannes-le-Veyron, Chevilly, Cossonay, Cottens (VD), Cuarnens, Dizy, Eclépens, Ferreyres, Gollion, Grancy, L'Isle, Mauraz, Moiry, Mont-la-Ville, Montricher, Orny, Pampigny, Pompaples, La Sarraz, Senarclens and Sévery came from the Cossonay district (District de Cossonay).
  • The municipalities of Aclens, Bremblens, Buchillon, Bussy-Chardonney, Chigny, Clarmont, Colombier (VD), Denens, Denges, Echandens, Echichens, Etoy, Lavigny, Lonay, Lully (VD), Lussy-sur-Morges, Monnaz, Morges, Préverenges, Reverolle, Romanel-sur-Morges, Saint-Prex, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, Tolochenaz, Vaux-sur-Morges and Villars-sous-Yens came from the old Morges district (District de Morges.[8]

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 22.18% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.71%), the FDP (14.66%) and the Green Party (14.08%). In the federal election, a total of 19,756 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.7%.[9]

Religion

From the 2000 census, 24,486 or 35.4% were Roman Catholic, while 26,305 or 38.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 1,056 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.53% of the population), there were 46 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 1,972 individuals (or about 2.85% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 127 individuals (or about 0.18% of the population) who were Jewish, and 2,263 (or about 3.28% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 150 individuals who were Buddhist, 85 individuals who were Hindu and 124 individuals who belonged to another church. 9,157 (or about 13.26% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 3,306 individuals (or about 4.79% of the population) did not answer the question.[3]

Education

In Morges about 24,337 or (35.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 11,370 or (16.5%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Of the 11,370 who completed tertiary schooling, 48.6% were Swiss men, 26.5% were Swiss women, 15.2% were non-Swiss men and 9.7% were non-Swiss women.[3]

In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 9,184 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.[10] During the school year, the district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children. There were 203 (32.2%) children who received subsidized pre-school care. There were 4,838 students in the primary school program, which last four years. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 4,238 students in those schools. There were also 108 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.[11]

Municipalities

The following municipalities are located within the district:

Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[12] 		Area
km²[13]
Aclens 531 3.90
Allaman 442 2.60
Apples 1,453 12.93
Aubonne 3,235 6.87
Ballens 562 8.48
Berolle 313 9.60
Bière 1,621 25.01
Bougy-Villars 478 1.77
Bremblens 584 2.90
Buchillon 687 2.13
Bussy-Chardonney 404 3.05
Chavannes-le-Veyron 152 2.63
Chevilly 317 3.87
Chigny 396 0.90
Clarmont 201 1.00
Colombier Incorrect Municipal Code 1 5,630 5.27
Cossonay 4,223 8.29
Cottens 493 2.36
Cuarnens 528 7.14
Denens 742 3.29
Denges 1,725 1.66
Dizy 223 3.04
Eclépens 1,218 5.81
Echandens 2,735 3.88
Echichens 3,127 2.58
Etoy 2,906 4.91
Féchy 871 2.70
Ferreyres 319 3.15
Gimel 2,311 18.89
Gollion 997 5.44
Grancy 407 5.69
La Chaux (Cossonay) 392 6.75
La Sarraz 2,595 7.71
L'Isle 1,064 16.21
Lavigny 1,006 4.00
Lonay 2,675 3.71
Lully 823 2.05
Lussy-sur-Morges 722 2.34
Mauraz 59 0.50
Moiry 311 6.67
Mollens (VD) 330 11.00
Monnaz Incorrect Municipal Code 1 5,641 1.61
Morges 16,101 3.85
Mont-la-Ville 490 19.75
Montherod 521 4.97
Montricher 964 25.98
Orny 462 5.56
Pampigny 1,129 11.09
Pizy Incorrect Municipal Code 1 5,433 2.51
Pompaples 847 4.45
Préverenges 5,242 1.86
Reverolle 412 1.18
Romanel-sur-Morges 467 1.75
Saint-Livres 684 8.12
Saint-Oyens 460 3.05
Saint-Prex 5,855 5.52
Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges Incorrect Municipal Code 1 5,647 3.79
Saubraz 423 3.70
Senarclens 492 3.97
Sévery 215 2.38
Tolochenaz 1,892 1.59
Vaux-sur-Morges 194 2.10
Villars-sous-Yens 612 3.04
Vufflens-le-Château 872 2.14
Vullierens 542 6.84
Yens 1,479 9.51
Total 84,533 372.96

References

  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010
  2. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000 Template:De icon accessed 2 February 2011
  4. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008 Template:De icon accessed 19 June 2010
  5. ^ Canton of Vaud Statistical Office Template:Fr icon accessed 29 April 2011
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SFSO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 Template:De icon accessed 29 January 2011
  8. ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 4 April 2011
  9. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton Template:De icon accessed 28 May 2010
  10. ^ Organigramme de l'école vaudoise, année scolaire 2009-2010 Template:Fr icon accessed 2 May 2011
  11. ^ Canton of Vaud Statistical Office - Scol. obligatoire/filières de transition Template:Fr icon accessed 2 May 2011
  12. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  13. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Template:De icon accessed 25 March 2010

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