Baulmes

Baulmes (French pronunciation: [bolm]) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

It lies at the east end of the road over the Col de l'Aiguillon in the Jura Mountains.

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Baulmes is; 95 children or 9.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 150 teenagers or 15.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The prehistoric shelter at Abri De La Cure and the Beffroi communal are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Baulmes is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[15] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 27.4% of the vote.

[9] There were 441 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.1% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 30, of which 28 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 31 or 47.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 14 or 21.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 3.1% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 6.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 3.1% were in education and 2 or 3.1% were in health care.

[9] The meter gauge electric Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway line links Baulmes with Yverdon-les-Bains and Sainte Croix.

From the 2000 census[update], 205 or 21.1% were Roman Catholic, while 519 or 53.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is December during which time Baulmes receives an average of 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is September with an average of 88 mm (3.5 in) of precipitation over 8.4 days.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.

Baulmes village
Aerial view (1964)
Baulmes church