Les Genevez

Les Genevez is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Rooster's head erased Gules.

[10] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (488 or 94.6%) as their first language, German is the second most common (24 or 4.7%) and Italian is the third (2 or 0.4%).

[12] Of the population in the municipality, 278 or about 53.9% were born in Les Genevez and lived there in 2000.

[10] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] The farm house number 35 and the Rural Jurassien Museum are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[15] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 31.02% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 137 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 34.1%.

[10] There were 265 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.0% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 9 or 22.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 5.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 4 or 10.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 7.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 7 or 17.5% were technical professionals or scientists, and 14 or 35.0% were in health care.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 391 or 75.8% were Roman Catholic, while 53 or 10.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

[19] During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 45 students attending 4 classes in Les Genevez.

Aerial view (1953)
Les Genevez and surrounding countryside
Farm house number 35
Rural Jurassien (Rural Jura) Museum
Les Genevez church