Galmiz (former
French name: Charmey) is a former
municipality
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in the district of
See in the
canton of
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 ...
in
Switzerland
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. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Galmiz,
Gempenach
Gempenach (former French name: Champagny; ) is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Galmiz, Gempenach and Clavaleyres (Canton of Bern) merged in ...
and
Clavaleyres (
Canton of Bern
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) merged into the municipality of
Murten
Murten (German language, German, ) or Morat (French language, French, ; ) is a bilingual Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and a city in the See (district of Fribourg), See district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (can ...
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History
Galmiz is first mentioned in 1242 as ''Chalmitis''. In 1340 it was mentioned as ''Charmey''.
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Geography
Galmiz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.1% is unproductive land.[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 transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 66.2% is used for growing crops and 3.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[
The municipality is located in the See/Lac district, on the edge of the Grosses Moos wetlands and about north-east of ]Murten
Murten (German language, German, ) or Morat (French language, French, ; ) is a bilingual Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and a city in the See (district of Fribourg), See district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Fribourg (can ...
. It consists of the linear village
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of Galmiz.
Coat of arms
The blazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Gules a Wheel Or.''
Demographics
Galmiz has a population () of . , 13.7% 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 (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 9.7%. Migration accounted for 3.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 3.2%.
accessed 14-December-2011German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
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(504 or 90.0%) as their first language, French is the second most common (30 or 5.4%) and Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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is the third (7 or 1.3%).[
, the population was 52.8% male and 47.2% female. The population was made up of 263 Swiss men (43.1% of the population) and 59 (9.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 249 Swiss women (40.8%) and 39 (6.4%) non-Swiss women.][Canton of Fribourg Statistics]
accessed 3 November 2011 Of the population in the municipality, 181 or about 32.3% were born in Galmiz and lived there in 2000. There were 121 or 21.6% who were born in the same canton, while 186 or 33.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 45 or 8.0% were born outside of Switzerland.[
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%.][
, there were 229 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 276 married individuals, 37 widows or widowers and 18 individuals who are divorced.][STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000]
accessed 2 February 2011
, there were 231 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household.[ There were 70 households that consist of only one person and 18 households with five or more people. , a total of 224 apartments (91.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 16 apartments (6.5%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (2.0%) were empty.][Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen]
accessed 28 January 2011 , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.3 new units per 1000 residents.[
The historical population is given in the following chart:]
Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.7% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (15.1%), and the SPS (11.7%) .[Canton of Fribourg National Council Election of 23 October 2011 Statistics]
accessed 3 November 2011
The SVP lost about 10.7% of the vote when compared to the 2007 Federal election (46.4% in 2007 vs 35.7% in 2011). The FDP retained about the same popularity (19.4% in 2007), the SPS retained about the same popularity (12.2% in 2007) and the BDP moved from below fourth place in 2007 to fourth. A total of 208 votes were cast in this election, of which 1 or 0.5% was invalid.
Economy
, Galmiz had an unemployment rate of 1.4%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 18 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 7 businesses in this sector. 57 people were employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 15 businesses in this sector.[ There were 324 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.0% of the workforce.
the total number of ]full-time equivalent
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jobs was 132. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 73, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 16 of which 7 or (43.8%) were in manufacturing and 7 (43.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 43. In the tertiary sector; 19 or 44.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 4.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 7.0% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 7.0% were in education and 9 or 20.9% were in health care.
, there were 113 workers who commuted into the municipality and 226 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb]
accessed 24 June 2010 Of the working population, 13% used public transportation to get to work, and 57.4% used a private car.[
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Religion
From the , 99 or 17.7% were Roman Catholic
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, while 385 or 68.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
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. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 member of an Orthodox church, and there were 33 individuals (or about 5.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 4 (or about 0.71% of the population) who were Islam
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ic. 33 (or about 5.89% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
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or atheist
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, and 21 individuals (or about 3.75% of the population) did not answer the question.[
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Education
In Galmiz about 211 or (37.7%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 71 or (12.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university
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or a ''Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
''). Of the 71 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.4% were Swiss men, 19.7% were Swiss women, 8.5% were non-Swiss men.[
The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory ]Kindergarten
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, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system for training a potential new practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study. Apprenticeships may also enable practitioners to gain a license to practice in a regulat ...
.Chart of the education system in Canton Fribourg
During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 30 students attending 2 classes in Galmiz. A total of 95 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 14 students in the municipality. The municipality had one primary class and 16 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 22 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 10 upper Secondary students and 10 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes, but there was one specialized Tertiary student who attended classes in another municipality.[
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Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, , on the Palézieux–Lyss railway line. It has regular service to , , and .
References
External links
Official website
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Former municipalities of the canton of Fribourg