The blazon of the village coat of arms is Azure, a Chamois rampant Sable over a rock Argent in chief sinister a Mullet of Five Or.

[3] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (81 or 85.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (8 or 8.4%) and Portuguese is the third (4 or 4.2%).

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][6] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 39.22% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 5 or 19.2% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 15 or 57.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, .

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 69 or 72.6% were Roman Catholic, while 12 or 12.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.