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Cremin () is a former
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of
Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...
in
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. In 2017 the former municipalities of Cremin,
Brenles Brenles is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens and Sarzens merged into the municipality of Luc ...
, Chesalles-sur-Moudon,
Forel-sur-Lucens Forel-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017, the former municipalities of Forel-sur-Lucens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, and Sarzens merged into the municipa ...
and
Sarzens Sarzens is a former municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Sarzens, Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, Forel-sur-Lucens merged into the municipality of Lucens. ...
merged into the municipality of
Lucens Lucens () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Broye-Vully District, Broye-Vully district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, ...
.


History

Cremin is first mentioned in 1365 as ''Cremyn''.


Geography

Cremin had an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 25.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.4% and transport infrastructure made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 23.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 46.1% is used for growing crops and 21.8% is pastures. The former municipality was part of the
Moudon District Moudon was a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Moudon. The district consisted of 32 municipalities and had an area of 119.61 km2 with a population of 12273 inhabitants (End of 2003). Mergers ...
until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Cremin became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 4 April 2011
The former municipality is located on a plateau above the left side of the
Broye The Broye (; ''Dictionnaire-Dikchenéro: Français-Patois/Patê-Franché''. Société cantonale des patoisans fribourgeois. Fribourg: 2013. p. 87 ) is a 68 km long river, in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, in Switzerland. It has a watershe ...
river, north of
Lucens Lucens () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Broye-Vully District, Broye-Vully district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Brenles, Chesalles-sur-Moudon, Cremin, ...
and on the border with the
Fribourg or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...
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of Surpierre.


Coat of arms

The
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of the municipal
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is ''Per fess Argent and Vert, overall crossed a Garb of Wheat, a Scythe and a Flail all of Or.''


Demographics

Cremin had a population () of 58. , 9.4% 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 -10.9%. It has changed at a rate of -10.9% due to migration and at a rate of 1.8% due to births and deaths.
accessed 10-May-2011
Most of the population () speaks
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(48 or 94.1%) with the rest speaking
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. Of the population in the municipality 25 or about 49.0% were born in Cremin and lived there in 2000. There were 13 or 25.5% who were born in the same canton, while 12 or 23.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1 or 2.0% were born outside of Switzerland. In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 3 and the non-Swiss population increased by 1 person. This represents a
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of 8.2%. The age distribution, , in Cremin is; 2 children or 4.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 6 teenagers or 12.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 10.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 10.2% are between 30 and 39, 10 people or 20.4% are between 40 and 49, and 9 people or 18.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 8.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 4 people or 8.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 8.2% who are between 80 and 89.Canton of Vaud Statistical Office
accessed 29 April 2011
, there were 20 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 26 married individuals, 4 widows or widowers and 1 individual who was divorced.STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000
accessed 2 February 2011
, there were 18 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.8 persons per household. There were 4 households that consist of only one person and 4 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 18 households that answered this question, 22.2% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 5 married couples without children, 6 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. there were 6 single family homes (or 35.3% of the total) out of a total of 17 inhabited buildings. There were 3 multi-family buildings (17.6%) and along with 8 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (47.1%). Of the single-family homes 2 were built before 1919, while 1 was built between 1990 and 2000.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen
accessed 28 January 2011
there were 26 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 2 rooms of which there were 5. There were 1 single room apartments and 12 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 17 apartments (65.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 7 apartments (26.9%) were seasonally occupied and 2 apartments (7.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1080 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:110 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:4 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1764 from:start till:80 text:"80" bar:1798 from:start till:94 text:"94" bar:1850 from:start till:101 text:"101" bar:1860 from:start till:102 text:"102" bar:1870 from:start till:105 text:"105" bar:1880 from:start till:88 text:"88" bar:1888 from:start till:86 text:"86" bar:1900 from:start till:68 text:"68" bar:1910 from:start till:81 text:"81" bar:1920 from:start till:70 text:"70" bar:1930 from:start till:74 text:"74" bar:1941 from:start till:81 text:"81" bar:1950 from:start till:65 text:"65" bar:1960 from:start till:62 text:"62" bar:1970 from:start till:59 text:"59" bar:1980 from:start till:45 text:"45" bar:1990 from:start till:49 text:"49" bar:2000 from:start till:51 text:"51"


Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.94% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the
Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice. Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
(28.01%), the SP (9.72%) and the FDP (2.55%). In the federal election, a total of 24 votes were cast, and the
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was 63.2%.


Economy

, Cremin had an unemployment rate of 6.5%. , there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. people were employed in the
secondary sector In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there were businesses in this sector. 4 people were employed in the
tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...
, with 1 business in this sector. There were 21 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 33.3% of the workforce. the total number of
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jobs was 14. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 12, all of which were in agriculture. There were no jobs in the secondary sector. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2. In the tertiary sector, 2 or 100.0% were in a hotel or restaurant. , there were 11 workers who commuted away from the municipality.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb
accessed 24 June 2010
Of the working population, 14.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 38.1% used a private car.


Religion

From the , 4 or 7.8% were
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, while 44 or 86.3% belonged to the
Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The P ...
. 3 (or about 5.88% of the population) belonged to no church, are
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or
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.


Education

In Cremin about 20 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory
upper secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
, and 5 or (9.8%) have completed additional higher education (either
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or a ''
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''). Of the 5 who completed tertiary schooling, 40.0% were Swiss men, 40.0% were Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 4 students in the Cremin 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 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's
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program requires students to attend for four years. There was 1 student in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 3 students in those schools.Canton of Vaud Statistical Office - Scol. obligatoire/filières de transition
accessed 2 May 2011
, there were 10 students from Cremin who attended schools outside the municipality.


References

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