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Paudex is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud , located in the district of Lavaux-Oron . It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne .

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40-405: Paudex is first mentioned in 1220 as Paudais . Paudex has an area, as of 2009, of 0.48–0.5 square kilometers (0.19–0.19 sq mi) (depending on calculation method). Of this area, 0.04 km (0.015 sq mi) or 8.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.05 km (0.019 sq mi) or 10.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4 km (0.15 sq mi) or 83.3%

80-549: A population growth rate of 2.5%. The age distribution, as of 2009 , in Lausanne is; 14,278 children or 9.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 14,983 teenagers or 10.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 23,858 people or 16.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 25,113 people or 17.0% are between 30 and 39, 21,574 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 16,877 people or 11.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

120-510: A child or children. There were 16 households that were made up of unrelated people and 12 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. In 2000 there were 108 single family homes (or 55.4% of the total) out of a total of 195 inhabited buildings. There were 46 multi-family buildings (23.6%), along with 32 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (16.4%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.6%). Of

160-535: A four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party , at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at the expense of the Social Democrats . The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among

200-420: A hotel or restaurant, 8 or 1.2% were in the information industry, 4 or 0.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 21 or 3.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 8 or 1.2% were in education and 14 or 2.2% were in health care. In 2000, there were 468 workers who commuted into the municipality and 617 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.3 workers leaving

240-750: A total of 14,923 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. During the school year, the district provided pre-school care for a total of 2,648 children. There were 1,947 (73.5%) children who received subsidized pre-school care. There were 8,024 students in the primary school program, which last four years. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 6,449 students in those schools. There were also 450 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. The following municipalities are located within

280-409: A total of 611 apartments (91.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 47 apartments (7.0%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (1.6%) were empty. As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 0.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 0.14%. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2007 federal election

320-534: A total of 97,876 households that answered this question, 44.4% were households made up of just one person and there were 476 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 21,984 married couples without children, 21,225 married couples with children There were 5,781 single parents with a child or children. There were 2,722 households that were made up of unrelated people and 2,273 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. The historical population

360-544: Is 13,513 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9,651 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 6,567 people or 4.4% who are 80 and 89, and there are 1,275 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older. As of 2000 , there were 88,420 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 85,473 married individuals, 11,797 widows or widowers and 14,807 individuals who are divorced. There were 43,415 households that consist of only one person and 3,821 households with five or more people. Out of

400-463: Is 192 people or 13.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 114 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 55 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 10 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 587 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 632 married individuals, 84 widows or widowers and 100 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 614 private households in

440-433: Is a district in the canton of Vaud , Switzerland . The seat of the district is the city of Lausanne . Lausanne has an area, as of 2009 , of 65.17 square kilometers (25.16 sq mi). Of this area, 17.79 km (6.87 sq mi) or 27.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.13 km (7.77 sq mi) or 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.1 km (10.5 sq mi) or 41.6%

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480-426: Is given in the following chart: On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Epalinges, Jouxtens-Mézery, Lausanne, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne and Romanel-sur-Lausanne came from the old Lausanne district to the new Lausanne district. The municipalities of Belmont-sur-Lausanne , Paudex and Pully went to the new District de Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Crissier , Prilly and Renens went to

520-568: Is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP). The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva)

560-521: Is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.09 km (22 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. Lausanne has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 168,127. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks French (159,559 or 79.6%), with German being second most common (8,534 or 4.3%) and Italian being third (7,942 or 4.0%). There are 99 people who speak Romansh . Of the population in the district 46,742 or about 23.3% were born in Lausanne and lived there in 2000. There were 43,411 or 21.7% who were born in

600-399: Is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km (2.5 acres) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 64.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 14.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 6.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of

640-565: The Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 4,401 members of an Orthodox church (or about 2.20% of the population), there were 138 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 4,043 individuals (or about 2.02% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 1,257 individuals (or about 0.63% of

680-700: The left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of the Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and

720-411: The secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 719 people were employed in the tertiary sector , with 71 businesses in this sector. There were 720 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.2% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 762. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 5, of which 1

760-539: The 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 113 students in the Paudex 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 665 children of which 232 children (34.9%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 51 students in

800-675: The 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States . The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date. On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for

840-652: The Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats. 59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola )

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880-491: The agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 2.1% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality was part of the Lausanne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Paudex became part of the new district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipality is located along Lake Geneva between Pully and Lutry. The blazon of

920-500: The district: 46°31′16″N 6°38′28″E  /  46.52111°N 6.64111°E  / 46.52111; 6.64111 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly , the federal parliament of Switzerland , were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For

960-442: The foreign population increased by 530. There were 15 Swiss men and 70 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2323 non-Swiss men and 1903 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 1108 and the non-Swiss population increased by 2428 people. This represents

1000-690: The most popular party was the SP which received 20.16% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (19.83%), the FDP (17.79%) and the Green Party (14.1%). In the federal election, a total of 367 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.7%. As of  2010, Paudex had an unemployment rate of 4.9%. As of 2008, there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 122 people were employed in

1040-419: The municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Bar wavy Argent, in chief a Rooster passant of the same. Paudex has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,540. As of 2008, 29.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0.4%. It has changed at a rate of -1.6% due to migration and at a rate of 2.4% due to births and deaths. Most of

1080-480: The municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 60 students in those schools. There were also 2 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school. As of 2000, there were 13 students in Paudex who came from another municipality, while 178 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Lausanne District Lausanne District ( French : District de Lausanne )

1120-449: The municipality for every one entering. About 1.3% of the workforce coming into Paudex are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 26.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 56.7% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 572 or 40.8% were Roman Catholic , while 484 or 34.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 25 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.78% of

1160-480: The municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household. There were 225 households that consist of only one person and 33 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 626 households that answered this question, 35.9% were households made up of just one person and there were 2 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 147 married couples without children, 191 married couples with children There were 33 single parents with

1200-452: The new District de l'Ouest lausannois. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 25.88% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (18.11%), the SVP (17.41%) and the FDP (11.33%). In the federal election, a total of 32,749 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 43.9%. From the 2000 census , 76,732 or 38.3% were Roman Catholic , while 58,655 or 29.3% belonged to

1240-537: The non-Swiss population increased by 19 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.9%. The age distribution, as of 2009, in Paudex is; 117 children or 8.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 167 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 149 people or 10.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 192 people or 13.7% are between 30 and 39, 218 people or 15.5% are between 40 and 49, and 192 people or 13.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

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1280-748: The population (as of 2000) speaks French (1,174 or 83.7%), with German being second most common (65 or 4.6%) and Italian being third (45 or 3.2%). There is 1 person who speaks Romansh . Of the population in the municipality 187 or about 13.3% were born in Paudex and lived there in 2000. There were 528 or 37.6% who were born in the same canton, while 249 or 17.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 399 or 28.4% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 9 live births to Swiss citizens and 10 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 7 deaths of Swiss citizens and 4 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration,

1320-421: The population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population increased by 6. There were 3 Swiss men and 12 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 9 non-Swiss men and 11 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 7 and

1360-522: The population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 63 individuals (or about 4.49% of the population) did not answer the question. In Paudex about 521 or (37.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 291 or (20.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 291 who completed tertiary schooling, 50.2% were Swiss men, 24.7% were Swiss women, 15.1% were non-Swiss men and 10.0% were non-Swiss women. In

1400-405: The population) who were Jewish , and 10,973 (or about 5.47% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 667 individuals who were Buddhist , 1,063 individuals who were Hindu and 489 individuals who belonged to another church. 30,469 (or about 15.20% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 11,610 individuals (or about 5.79% of the population) did not answer

1440-444: The population), there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church , and there were 30 individuals (or about 2.14% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 20 individuals (or about 1.43% of the population) who were Jewish , and 36 (or about 2.57% of the population) who were Islamic . There were 2 individuals who were Buddhist and 4 individuals who were Hindu . 181 (or about 12.90% of

1480-435: The question. In Lausanne about 66,152 or (33.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 35,615 or (17.8%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 35,615 who completed tertiary schooling, 42.1% were Swiss men, 30.1% were Swiss women, 16.1% were non-Swiss men and 11.7% were non-Swiss women. In the 2009/2010 school year there were

1520-416: The same canton, while 34,479 or 17.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 68,966 or 34.4% were born outside of Switzerland. In 2008 there were 978 live births to Swiss citizens and 671 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 976 deaths of Swiss citizens and 141 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while

1560-529: The single family homes 9 were built before 1919, while 25 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (24) were built between 1971 and 1980. The most multi-family homes (11) were built between 1946 and 1960 and the next most (10) were built between 1919 and 1945. In 2000 there were 669 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 208. There were 60 single room apartments and 167 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments,

1600-418: Was in agriculture and 3 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 115 of which 103 or (89.6%) were in manufacturing and 12 (10.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 642. In the tertiary sector; 376 or 58.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 0.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 34 or 5.3% were in

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