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36-431: La Sagne is first mentioned in 1332 as la Sagne . La Sagne has an area, as of 2009, of 25.6 square kilometers (9.9 sq mi). Of this area, 15.29 km (5.90 sq mi) or 59.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.45 km (3.65 sq mi) or 37.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8 km (0.31 sq mi) or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km (9.9 acres) or 0.2%

72-786: A business as a service, one can use classification systems such as the United Nations ' International Standard Industrial Classification standard, the United States ' Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code system and its new replacement, the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE) in

108-404: A hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 24 or 13.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 2.2% were in education and 82 or 45.8% were in health care. In 2000, there were 167 workers who commuted into the municipality and 274 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.6 workers leaving

144-506: A service, but some economists now attribute it to a fourth sector, called the quaternary sector . It is sometimes hard to determine whether a given company is part of the secondary or the tertiary sector. It is not only companies that have been classified as part of a sector in some schemes, since governments and their services (such as the police or military), as well as nonprofit organizations (such as charities or research associations), can also be seen as part of that sector. To classify

180-698: Is called tertiarisation . The tertiary sector is now the largest sector of the economy in the Western world , and is also the fastest-growing sector. In examining the growth of the service sector in the early nineties, the globalist Kenichi Ohmae noted that: In the United States, 70 per cent of the workforce works in the service sector; in Japan, 60 per cent, and in Taiwan, 50 per cent. These are not necessarily busboys and live-in maids. Numerous of them are in

216-419: Is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km (4.9 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 33.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.5% is used for growing crops and 45.8% is pastures and 13.5%

252-493: Is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was located in the district of La Chaux-de-Fonds until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018. It is in the eastern part of the Vallée de La Sagne et des Ponts-de-Martel and consists of the linear village of La Sagne and the hamlets of Les Cœudres, Le Crêt, Miéville, La Sagne-Eglise and La Corbatière. The blazon of

288-694: The SVP (25.93%), the PdA Party (13.98%) and the Green Party (11.92%). In the federal election, a total of 10,791 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 47.3%. From the 2000 census , 11,545 or 30.2% were Roman Catholic , while 10,955 or 28.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 207 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.54% of the population), there were 302 individuals (or about 0.79% of

324-420: The primary sector ( raw materials ) and the secondary sector ( manufacturing ). The tertiary sector consists of the provision of services instead of end products . Services (also known as " intangible goods ") include attention, advice, access, experience and affective labour . The tertiary sector involves the provision of services to other businesses as well as to final consumers. Services may involve

360-440: The secondary sector and there were 15 businesses in this sector. 222 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 30 businesses in this sector. There were 494 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.3% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 314. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 69, of which 68 were in agriculture and 1

396-465: The transport , distribution and sale of goods from a producer to a consumer, as may happen in wholesaling and retailing , pest control or financial services . The goods may be transformed in the process of providing the service, as happens in the restaurant industry. However, the focus is on people by interacting with them and serving the customers rather than transforming the physical goods. The production of information has been long regarded as

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432-651: The EU and similar systems elsewhere. These governmental classification systems have a first-level of hierarchy that reflects whether the economic goods are tangible or intangible. For purposes of finance and market research , market -based classification systems such as the Global Industry Classification Standard and the Industry Classification Benchmark are used to classify businesses that participate in

468-492: The canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten , followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. During the 2010-11 school year, there were 1.5 kindergarten classes with a total of 27 students in La Sagne. In

504-511: The canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten , followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. During the 2010-11 school year, there were 40 kindergarten classes with a total of 762 students in District de la Chaux-de-Fonds. In

540-520: The construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 1.08%. The historical population is given in the following chart: The Double House and the Church are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance . The entire village of La Sagne is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In the 2007 federal election

576-480: The district. There were 17,843 married individuals, 2,700 widows or widowers and 2,824 individuals who are divorced. There were 7,211 households that consist of only one person and 786 households with five or more people. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 27.76% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were

612-593: The most popular party was the SVP which received 29.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (18.71%), the FDP (16.12%) and the LPS Party (13.48%). In the federal election, a total of 415 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.6%. As of  2010, La Sagne had an unemployment rate of 2.6%. As of 2008, there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 40 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people were employed in

648-423: The municipal coat of arms is Argent, issuant from three Mounts Vert as many Pine trees of the same. La Sagne has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,058. As of 2008, 6.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 5.1%. It has changed at a rate of 7.6% due to migration and at a rate of 3.7% due to births and deaths. Most of

684-450: The municipality for every one entering. About 16.8% of the workforce coming into La Sagne are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 9.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 53.2% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 177 or 17.8% were Roman Catholic , while 583 or 58.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.20% of

720-518: The municipality. There were 453 married individuals, 118 widows or widowers and 40 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 374 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 108 households that consist of only one person and 28 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 363 apartments (85.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 51 apartments (11.9%) were seasonally occupied and 13 apartments (3.0%) were empty. As of 2009,

756-404: The population (as of 2000) speaks French (946 or 94.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (29 or 2.9%) and Italian is the third (8 or 0.8%). As of 2008, the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The population was made up of 439 Swiss men (45.9% of the population) and 30 (3.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 455 Swiss women (47.5%) and 33 (3.4%) non-Swiss women. Of

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792-581: The population in the municipality, 360 or about 36.1% were born in La Sagne and lived there in 2000. There were 362 or 36.3% who were born in the same canton, while 167 or 16.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 82 or 8.2% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.7%. As of 2000, there were 386 people who were single and never married in

828-663: The population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The population was made up of 12,983 Swiss men (33.5% of the population) and 5,616 (14.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 15,077 Swiss women (39.0%) and 5,025 (13.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district, 15,595 or about 40.8% were born in La Chaux-de-Fonds and lived there in 2000. There were 4,229 or 11.1% who were born in the same canton, while 7,172 or 18.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 9,747 or 25.5% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000 , there were 14,871 people who were single and never married in

864-543: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 2,014 individuals (or about 5.27% of the population) did not answer the question. In La Chaux-de-Fonds about 12,764 or (33.4%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 4,056 or (10.6%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 4,056 who completed tertiary schooling, 52.0% were Swiss men, 28.5% were Swiss women, 11.8% were non-Swiss men and 7.7% were non-Swiss women. In

900-494: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 39 individuals (or about 3.91% of the population) did not answer the question. In La Sagne about 342 or (34.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 97 or (9.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 97 who completed tertiary schooling, 59.8% were Swiss men, 29.9% were Swiss women and 7.2% were non-Swiss women. In

936-555: The population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 2,418 individuals (or about 6.32% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 132 individuals (or about 0.35% of the population) who were Jewish , and 1,372 (or about 3.59% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 91 individuals who were Buddhist , 83 individuals who were Hindu and 47 individuals who belonged to another church. 10,265 (or about 26.85% of

972-487: The population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.20% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 47 individuals (or about 4.71% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who were Jewish , and 2 (or about 0.20% of the population) who were Islamic . There was 1 person who was Buddhist and 2 individuals who belonged to another church. 162 (or about 16.25% of

1008-433: The same year, there were 116 primary classes with a total of 2,102 students. 47°06′05″N 6°49′30″E  /  47.10139°N 6.82500°E  / 47.10139; 6.82500 Tertiary sector of the economy 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

1044-448: The same year, there were 3 primary classes with a total of 60 students. As of 2000, there was one student in La Sagne who came from another municipality, while 88 residents attended schools outside the municipality. La Chaux-de-Fonds (district) La Chaux-de-Fonds District was one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel , Switzerland , until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018. The district capital

1080-447: The service sector now includes some of the most intensive international competition, despite residual protectionism . Service providers face obstacles selling services that goods-sellers rarely face. Services are intangible, making it difficult for potential customers to understand what they will receive and what value it will hold for them. Indeed, some, such as consultants and providers of investment services, offer no guarantees of

1116-451: The service sector. Unlike governmental classification systems, the first level of market-based classification systems divides the economy into functionally related markets or industries. The second or third level of these hierarchies then reflects whether goods or services are produced. For the last 100 years, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialized countries. This shift

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1152-411: The skilled category. They are earning as much as manufacturing employees, and often more. Economies tend to follow a developmental progression that takes them from heavy reliance on agriculture and mining, toward the development of manufacturing (e.g. automobiles, textiles, shipbuilding , steel) and finally toward a more service-based structure. The first economy to follow this path in the modern world

1188-419: The value for the price paid. Since the quality of most services depends largely on the quality of the individuals providing the services, "people costs" are usually a high fraction of service costs. Whereas a manufacturer may use technology, simplification, and other techniques to lower the cost of goods sold, the service provider often faces an unrelenting pattern of increasing costs. Product differentiation

1224-399: Was in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 66 of which 43 or (65.2%) were in manufacturing and 23 (34.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 179. In the tertiary sector; 33 or 18.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 12 or 6.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 16 or 8.9% were in

1260-481: Was the United Kingdom . The speed at which other economies have made the transition to service-based (or " post-industrial ") economies has increased over time. Historically, manufacturing tended to be more open to international trade and competition than services. However, with dramatic cost reduction and speed and reliability improvements in the transportation of people and the communication of information,

1296-479: Was the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds . It had a population of 39,796. La Chaux-de-Fonds contains three municipalities : La Chaux-de-Fonds district had a population (as of 2017 ) of 39,796. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (32,804 or 85.8%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (1,344 or 3.5%) and Portuguese is the third (1,175 or 3.1%). There are 945 people who speak German and 32 people who speak Romansh . As of 2008 ,

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