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60-526: The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations ( CEPT ) was established on June 26, 1959, by nineteen European states in Montreux , Switzerland, as a coordinating body for European state telecommunications and postal organizations . The acronym comes from the French version of its name, Conférence européenne des administrations des postes et des télécommunications . CEPT

120-524: A civil war with Lower Valais, where the "Young Swiss" party, hostile to the Church, were in control. The party friendly to the Church conquered, it is true, and the influence of the Church over teaching was, at first, preserved, but on account of the defeat of the Sonderbund , with which Valais had united, a radical Government gained control in 1847. The new administration at once showed itself unfriendly to

180-564: A private car. From the 2000 census , 8,557 or 38.1% were Roman Catholic , while 6,438 or 28.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 745 members of an Orthodox church (or about 3.32% of the population), there were 18 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 925 individuals (or about 4.12% of

240-463: A small monastery ( Latin : monasteriolum ) on the site by the 11th century, which subsequently developed as Mustruel , Muchtern (1215), Muistruum (1228), Monstruacum , Mustruz , and Moutru . Viniculture was introduced in the 12th century, and the sunny slopes of the lake from Lavaux to Montreux became an important winegrowing region. In 1295, the Bishop of Sion sold

300-731: A struggle against the supremacy of France, was incorporated into the Helvetic Republic , and Prince-bishop Joseph Anton Blatter (1745-1807) went into exile in Novara . During the sway of Napoleon the Valais was separated from Switzerland in 1802 as the Rhodanic Republic , and in 1810 was annexed by France . In 1814 Valais threw off French supremacy, when the Allies entered the territory; in 1815 it joined Switzerland as one of

360-454: A total of 3,183 inhabited buildings. There were 1,024 multi-family buildings (32.2%), along with 530 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.7%) and 254 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.0%). In 2000 , a total of 9,553 apartments (70.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3,043 apartments (22.5%) were seasonally occupied and 916 apartments (6.8%) were empty. As of 2009 ,

420-744: Is " Cfb " (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). Montreux has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 26,090. As of 2008 , 44.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 14.7%. It has changed at a rate of 22.3% due to migration and at a rate of -0.8% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (16,695 or 74.4%) as their first language, with German being second most common (1,398 or 6.2%) and Italian being third (897 or 4.0%). There are 9 people who speak Romansh . The age distribution, as of 2009 , in Montreux is; 2,050 children or 8.3% of

480-714: Is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais , Switzerland . It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of the Alps. The history of the Bishops of Sion, of the Abbey of St. Maurice of Valais as a whole are inextricably intertwined. The see was established at Octodurum, now called Martigny , the capital of the Roman province of Alpes Poeninae . The first authentically historical bishop

540-776: Is home to the Bibliothèque municipale de Montreux et Veytaux library. The library has (as of 2008 ) 48,948 books or other media, and loaned out 99,490 items in the same year. It was open a total of 274 days with average of 28 hours per week during that year. The Riviera School or École Riviera, an international school, is in Montreux. Other local schools include Surval Montreux (an international all girls boarding school ) and St George's School in Switzerland (British international school, in Clarens ). Institut Monte Rosa , an international co-educational boarding school,

600-716: Is in Territet . Swiss Montreux Business School Private hospitality schools in the area include Swiss Hotel Management School (in Caux ), Hotel Institute Montreux (Montreux), and Glion Institute of Higher Education ( Glion ). Montreux has three railway stations on the Simplon line , Clarens , Territet , and Montreux . The latter is also the western terminus of the Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye and Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lines , both of which climb into

660-450: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.80 km (6.49 sq mi) or 50.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.68 km (2.58 sq mi) or 20.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km (22 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.55 km (0.60 sq mi) or 4.6% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings make up 11.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.4%. Out of

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720-580: The Carolingian era , and certainly from the 11th century. In the early 17th century, the Seven Tithings began to mint their own coin, which was vigorously opposed by the bishops until they finally had to cede temporal power to the Republic in 1634. Sion and the district of the Valais were constantly drawn into wider struggles. Walter II of Supersaxo (1457-1482) had taken part in the battles of

780-577: The parish of Montreux to Girard of Oron. In 1317, it was split between the Lords of Oron (Le Châtelard) and the Counts of Savoy (Les Planches). A Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit administered estates and a hospital in Montreux starting in about 1309. The region was subject to various princes, most notably the princes of Savoy from the south side of the lake. They unified the territory which comprises

840-557: The rebellion of 1415–1420 . Bishop William IV of Raron (1437-1457) was obliged to relinquish civil and criminal jurisdiction over the sieben Zehnten by the Treaty of Naters in 1446, while a revolt of his subjects compelled Bishop Jost of Silinen (1482-1496) to flee from the diocese. In 1428-1447, the Valais witch trials raged through the area. The bishops of Sion minted their own money from earliest times, possibly from as early as

900-440: The voter turnout was 39.7%. As of  2010 , Montreux had an unemployment rate of 6.9%. As of 2008 , there were 70 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 1,165 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 174 businesses in this sector. 9,290 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 999 businesses in this sector. There were 10,202 residents of

960-541: The 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 2,106 students in the Montreux school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 817 children of which 456 children (55.8%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 1,056 students in

1020-473: The Bishops of Sion much of the authority of an archbishop . The defeat at Marignano and the arbitrary rule of his brothers led to a revolt of Schiner's subjects; in 1518 he was obliged to flee the diocese. The new doctrines of the Reformation found little acceptance in Valais, although preachers were sent into the canton from Bern , Zürich , and Basel . In 1529 Bishop Adrian I of Riedmatten (1529-1548),

1080-732: The Caux, Montreux and Villas Dubochet areas are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . Montreux is twinned with the towns of In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 22.11% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (21.97%), the FDP (16.06%) and the Green Party (13.49%). In the federal election, a total of 4,473 votes were cast, and

1140-515: The Church, secularized many church landed properties, and wrung large sums of money from the bishop and monasteries. When in 1856 the moderate party gained the cantonal election, negotiations were begun with Bishop Peter Joseph von Preux (1843-1875), and friendly relations were restored between the diocese and the canton. In 1880 the two powers came to an agreement as to the lands taken from the Church in 1848; these, so far as they had not been sold, were given back for their original uses. In modern times

1200-612: The Rhone were bitterly and successfully opposed by the abbots of Saint-Maurice, who had obtained large possessions in Lower Valais. The medieval bishops of Sion were generally appointed from the younger sons of noble families of Savoy and Valais and often drew the resources of the see into the feuds of these families. Moreover, the bishops were vigorously opposed, as a matter of principle, by the petty feudal nobles of Valais, each in their fortified castle on rocky heights, seeking to evade

1260-922: The Swiss National Audiovisual Museum), Crêtes Castle , Châtelard Castle , the Train Station , the Hôtel Montreux Palace , the Caux Palace Hotel , the Ile and Villa Salagnon, the Marché couvert, the Grand-Hôtel/the Hôtel des Alpes (which served as the recording studio for Deep Purple 's Machine Head album), and the Villa Karma. The entire urban village of Territet / Veytaux as well as

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1320-907: The Swiss against Charles the Bold of Burgundy and his ally, the Duke of Savoy , and in 1475 they drove the House of Savoy from Lower Valais. Linked to the Old Swiss Confederacy since the 15th century, the Valais region was for long divided between the French party (typified by Georg of Supersaxo ) and the Burgundian-Milanese alliance, to which a powerful personage, Cardinal Matthaeus Schiner (1465-1522), bishop of Sion, had thrown his support. Schiner feared French supremacy enough to place

1380-502: The beginning of the 4th century. At first the new diocese was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Vienne ; later it became suffragan of Tarentaise. In 589 the bishop, St. Heliodorus, transferred the see to Sion, leaving the low-lying, flood-prone site of Octodurum, where the Drance joins the Rhone . Though frequently the early bishops were also abbots of Saint-Maurice, the monastic community

1440-556: The bishop and the government have been on friendly terms, under the Constitution of 1907 that, while it declared the Catholic religion to be the religion of the canton, forbade any union of spiritual and secular functions. The library of Sion is known above all for its 120 medieval codices , dating from the mid-9th century to the late 15th century, some richly illuminated, published by Josef Leisibach and Albert Jörger. The library

1500-450: The cantons. As partial compensation for the loss of his secular power, the bishop received a post of honour in the Diet of the canton and the right to four votes. Disputes often arose as the Constitution of 1815 of the canton gave Upper Valais political predominance in the cantonal government, notwithstanding the fact that its population was smaller than that of Lower Valais. This led in 1840 to

1560-548: The casino where they had originally planned to record the album. Thanks to Claude Nobs , who eventually arranged alternate locations, the Grand Hôtel de Territet was where almost the entirety of the album was created and recorded, except for "Smoke on the Water" which had already been partly recorded at the "Le Petit Palais", formerly called "Le Pavilion". Deep Purple again returned in 1973 to record Burn . The Montreux Casino

1620-875: The cathedral chapter, and the sieben Zehnten formed an alliance with the Catholic cantons of the Confederation, to maintain and protect the Catholic faith against the efforts of the Reformed cantons. On account of this alliance Valais aided in gaining the victory of the Catholics over the followers of Zwingli at Kappel am Albis in 1531; this victory saved the remaining possessions of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. The abbots of Saint-Maurice opposed all religious innovations as energetically as did Bishops Adrian I of Riedmatten, Hildebrand of Riedmatten (1565-1604), and Adrian II of Riedmatten (1604-1613), so that

1680-521: The centre of a region named the Vaud or Swiss Riviera ( French : Riviera vaudoise ), Montreux has been an important tourist destination since the 19th century due to its mild climate. The region includes numerous Belle Époque palaces and hotels near the shores of Lake Geneva . Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub. The earliest settlement

1740-417: The construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 new units per 1000 residents. As of 2003 the average price to rent an average apartment in Montreux was 1067.93 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 850, £480, €680 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 567.76 CHF (US$ 450, £260, €360), a two-room apartment was about 787.77 CHF (US$ 630, £350, €500), a three-room apartment

1800-470: The forested land, 46.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 1.5% is used for growing crops and 9.9% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.7% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was part of the Vevey District until it

1860-511: The hills away from Lake Geneva and have several dozen stations within Montreux. Montreux was a haven for Catherine Barkley and Lt. Frederic Henry in Ernest Hemingway's classic novel A Farewell to Arms . Montreux hosts several festivals: Montreux has a walking trail along the lake, stretching from Villeneuve to Vevey. The main square of the town, Place du Marché, features a statue of Freddie Mercury facing Lake Geneva. Some of

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1920-524: The last king of Upper Burgundy , Rudolph III , granted the Countship of Valais to Bishop Hugo (998-1017); this union of the spiritual and secular powers made the prince-bishop the most powerful ruler in the valley of the Upper Rhone, the region called the Valais. Taking this donation as a basis, the bishops of Sion extended their secular power, and the religious metropolis of the valley became also

1980-454: The market hall of La Rouvenaz, the secondary school (the building was from 1872 and 1897) and the slaughter-house (1912) were all owned by the county council. Each municipality had its own taxes and a mayor. In 1962, the municipalities of Le Châtelard and Les Planches merged, while Veytaux remained independent. Montreux has an area, as of 2009 , of 33.41 km (12.90 sq mi). Of this area, 8.34 km (3.22 sq mi) or 25.0%

2040-542: The military force of the diocese at the disposal of the pope and in 1510 brought about an alliance for five years between the Swiss Confederacy and the Roman Church, only to end up as one of the biggest losers in the Swiss defeat at Marignano in 1515, in which the bishop fought himself. In return for his support, Julius II made Schiner a cardinal and in 1513 accepted direct control of the see, which gave

2100-408: The municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 931 students in those schools. There were also 119 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. As of 2000 , there were 490 students in Montreux who came from another municipality, while 790 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Montreux

2160-412: The municipality and 4,964 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 2.3% of the workforce coming into Montreux are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 22.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.9% used

2220-489: The municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.1% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 8,991. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 55, of which 31 were in agriculture, 17 were in forestry or lumber production and 6 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,118 of which 403 or (36.0%) were in manufacturing and 708 (63.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in

2280-514: The municipality. There were 9,758 married individuals, 1,631 widows or widowers and 1,685 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000 , there were 9,823 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2 persons per household. There were 4,198 households that consist of only one person and 402 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 10,236 households that answered this question, 41.0% were households made up of just one person and there were 53 adults who lived with their parents. Of

2340-556: The numerous small cities around Montreux include La Tour-de-Peilz, and Villeneuve. The Château of Chillon has views over Lake of Geneva and can be accessed via bus, train, walk or boat. Deep Purple traveled to Montreux in December 1971 to record Machine Head . The band's song " Smoke on the Water " tells of the events of December 1971, when a Frank Zappa fan with a flare gun set the Montreux Casino on fire, destroying

2400-569: The political centre. However, the union of the two powers was the cause of violent disputes in the following centuries. For, while the spiritual jurisdiction of the bishop, as Bishop of Sion, extended over the whole valley of the Rhone above Lake Geneva , the Countship of Valais included only the upper part of the valley, reaching to the confluence of the Trient and the Rhone. The attempts of the bishops of Sion to carry their secular power farther down

2460-678: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 3,021 teenagers or 12.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,216 people or 17.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 3,016 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 3,552 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 3,048 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 2,565 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 1,795 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,206 people or 4.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 263 people or 1.1% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 9,380 people who were single and never married in

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2520-425: The population) did not answer the question. In Montreux about 7,464 (33.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 3,171 or (14.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 3,171 who completed tertiary schooling, 39.8% were Swiss men, 25.3% were Swiss women, 19.8% were non-Swiss men and 15.1% were non-Swiss women. In

2580-467: The population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 73 individuals (or about 0.33% of the population) who were Jewish , and 1,031 (or about 4.59% of the population) who were Muslim . There were 80 individuals who were Buddhist , 171 individuals who were Hindu and 90 individuals who belonged to another church. 2,796 (or about 12.45% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 1,941 individuals (or about 8.64% of

2640-799: The present canton of Vaud and were generally popular sovereigns. After the Burgundian Wars in the 15th century, the Swiss in Bern occupied the region without resistance, an indication of the weakness of the princes of Savoy. Under Bernese rule (1536–1798) it belonged to the Bailiwick of Chillon (renamed in 1735 into the Bailiwick of Vevey). The Reformation made the region around Montreux and Vevey an attractive haven for Huguenots from Italy, who brought their artisanal skills and set up workshops and businesses. The abbey of Les Echarpes blanches

2700-410: The rest of the households, there are 2,563 married couples without children, 2,245 married couples with children. There were 605 single parents with a child or children. There were 159 households that were made up of unrelated people and 413 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 1,375 single family homes (or 43.2% of the total) out of

2760-634: The statue of Mercury beside the lake. In 1990, the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage was awarded to Montreux. The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports was founded in Montreux in 1924. Montreux HC , the oldest roller hockey club in Switzerland (founded in 1911) is based in Montreux. The symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum was founded in Montreux. Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion The Diocese of Sion ( Latin : Dioecesis Sedunensis , French : Diocèse de Sion , German : Bistum Sitten )

2820-540: The supremacy of the bishop who was at the same time count and prefect of the Holy Roman Empire . Especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, the benefactors in these traditional struggles were often the rich peasant communities of Upper Valais, which were called later the Sieben Zehnden (the "seven tithings"), who exacted increasing political rights as the price of support, beginning with the success of

2880-519: The tertiary sector was 7,818. In the tertiary sector; 1,296 or 16.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 439 or 5.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 1,311 or 16.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 70 or 0.9% were in the information industry, 564 or 7.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 458 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 943 or 12.1% were in education and 1,591 or 20.4% were in health care. In 2000 , there were 4,949 workers who commuted into

2940-493: The whole of Valais remained ostensibly Catholic. Both Adrian II and his successor Hildebrand Jost (1613-1638) were again involved in disputes with the sieben Zehnten in regard to the exercise of the rights of secular supremacy, which were finally settled in 1630, when the Bishops relinquished their territorial rule. The secular power of the bishops was brought to an end by the French Revolution. In 1798 Valais, after

3000-578: Was Saint Theodore/Theodolus (died in 391), who was present at the Council of Aquileia in 381. He founded the Abbey of Saint-Maurice , with a small church in honor of Saint Maurice , martyred there c. 300, when he united the local hermits in a common life, thus beginning the Abbey of Saint-Maurice, the oldest north of the Alps. Theodore rebuilt the church at Sion, which had been destroyed by Emperor Maximinus at

3060-556: Was a Late Bronze Age village at Baugy. Montreux lies on the north east shore of Lake Geneva at the fork in the Roman road from Italy over the Simplon Pass , where the roads to the Roman capital of Aventicum and the road into Gaul through Besançon separated. This made it an important settlement in the Roman era . A Roman villa from the 2nd-4th centuries and a 6th–7th century cemetery have been discovered. The name derives from

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3120-446: Was about 1014.16 CHF (US$ 810, £460, €650) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1817.64 CHF (US$ 1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Montreux was 95.7% of the national average of 1116 CHF. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010 , was 0.55%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Swiss heritage site of national significance in Montreux includes: The Audiorama (also known as

3180-662: Was converted into a bar as part of a complete renovation of the studio. David Richards has left Montreux to settle down somewhere else. Queen also appeared in 1984 and in 1986 at the Golden Rose Festival and Queen guitarist Brian May appeared in 2001 at the Jazz Festival. Montreux was also the subject of the 1995 Queen single " A Winter's Tale " on the album Made in Heaven , one of Freddie's last songs before his death on 24 November 1991. The album cover features

3240-546: Was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Montreux became part of the new district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut. The municipality stretches from Lake Geneva to the foothills of the Swiss Alps (Rochers-de-Naye). It includes the former municipalities of Montreux-Les Planches (until 1952 Les Planches) and Montreux-Le Châtelard (until 1952 Le Châtelard). It was formed in 1962 with the merger of the two former municipalities. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for Montreux's climate

3300-536: Was founded in 1626. In 1798, Napoleon captured the region from the Bernese. In the 19th century, the tourist industry became a major commercial outlet, with the grand hotels of Montreux attracting the rich and cultured from Europe and America. Starting in the 19th century there were three independent municipalities that shared a central authority. This county council was made up of four deputies from Le Châtelard, two from Les Planches and one from Veytaux. The church,

3360-536: Was in the care of the sacristan of the cathedral chapter of canons. He also was responsible for the security of the treasury. From the 12th century, the chapter was responsible for the Bishop's chancelry and kept the archives; doubtless there was a modest scriptorium . The library was enriched by donations from canons and in the 15th century from bishops: Guillaume VI de Rarogne (1437-1451), Jost de Silenen (1482-1496) and above all Walter Supersaxo (1457-1482) who possessed

3420-437: Was jealously watchful that the bishops should not extend their jurisdiction over the abbey. Several of the bishops united both offices: Wilcharius (764-780), previously Archbishop of Vienne , whence he had been driven by the Moors ; St. Alteus, who received from the pope a bull of exemption in favor of the monastery (780); Aimo II, son of Count Humbert I of Savoy , who entertained Leo IX at Saint-Maurice in 1049. About 999,

3480-400: Was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. Montreux is the home of Mountain Studios , the recording studio used by several artists. " Bonzo's Montreux " by Led Zeppelin is named after the city where the drums session of John Bonham was recorded in 1976. In 1978, the band Queen bought the studio. It was then sold to Queen producer David Richards. In 2002, the Mountain Studios

3540-474: Was reopened in 1975, and later a monument commemorating Deep Purple and their song "Smoke on the Water" was built along the lake shore, with the band's name, the song title, and the riff in musical notes. However, the only other memorial dedicated to the band's song that can be found nowadays in Montreux, is a small plaque placed outside the back entrance of the former Grand Hôtel de Territet . The Dubliners 's song "Montreux Monto" on their album Live at Montreux

3600-895: Was responsible for the creation of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in 1988. CEPT is organised into three main components: As of March 2022: 46 countries. Albania , Andorra , Austria , Azerbaijan , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Moldova , Monaco , Montenegro , Netherlands , North Macedonia , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , San Marino , Serbia , Slovak Republic , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine , United Kingdom , Vatican City . The Russian Federation and Belarus memberships were suspended indefinitely on March 17, 2022. Montreux Located in

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