Gressy

Gressy is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Gressy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.2 square kilometers (0.85 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 13.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Pally Argent and Azure, overall on a Bend wavy Gules three Bezants.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (134 or 96.4%) as their first language, with German being second most common (2 or 1.4%) and Spanish being third (2 or 1.4%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Gressy is; 18 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 26 teenagers or 16.8% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 49.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] The Oppidum De Sermuz, an Iron Age settlement, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.53% of the vote.

In the tertiary sector; 14 or 31.1% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 30 or 66.7% were in the movement and storage of goods and 1 was a technical professional or scientist.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 18 or 12.9% were Roman Catholic, while 103 or 74.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

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.