Montmagny, Switzerland

Montmagny (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃maɲi] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Montmagny has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.8 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes.

[4] The municipality is located in the hill country of the Vully region.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, on a Coupeaux Vert a Wolf rampant Sable langued Gules.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (126 or 80.8%), with German being second most common (20 or 12.8%) and Portuguese being third (4 or 2.6%).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Montmagny is; 22 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 20 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 54.4% 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] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.77% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 63 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.4%.

[6] There were 73 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35.6% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 2 were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 1 was a technical professional or scientist.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 36 or 23.1% were Roman Catholic, while 97 or 62.2% 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.

[17] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 155 children of which 83 children (53.5%) received subsidized pre-school care.

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