Martherenges (French pronunciation: [maʁtəʁɑ̃ʒ]) is a former municipality in the district Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
[2] Martherenges had an area, as of 2009[update], of 0.8 square kilometers (0.31 sq mi).
[4] The small former municipality is located on a hill on the left side of the Broye valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per Saltire Gules and Vert, overall capital letter M Argent.
[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (65 or 91.5%), with German being second most common (4 or 5.6%) and Dutch being third (1 or 1.4%).
[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Martherenges is; 10 children or 13.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 8 teenagers or 10.7% are between 10 and 19.
[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.28% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 39 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 72.2%.
[8] There were 36 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.9% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 10, all of which were in agriculture.
[8] From the 2000 census[update], 4 or 5.6% were Roman Catholic, while 46 or 64.8% 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.