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There were 139 Swiss women (48.4%) and 10 (3.5%) non-Swiss women. [10] Of the population in the municipality 155 or about 59.4% were born in Albinen and lived there in 2000. There were 40 or 15.3% who were born in the same canton, while 33 or 12.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 24 or 9.2% were born outside of Switzerland.
The National Maps of Switzerland, also referred to as the Swisstopo maps, are a set of official map series designed, edited and distributed by Swisstopo, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. Each map series is based on an oblique, conformal , cylindrical projection ( Mercator projection ), with a Swiss Coordinate system ( CH1903 + ).
This list contains all cultural property of national significance (class A) in the canton of Valais from the 2009 Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance. It is sorted by municipality and contains 58 individual buildings, 16 collections, 15 archaeological finds and 2 other, special sites or objects.
As Venice continues to trial its entry fee for day trippers, a popular village in the Swiss Alps is looking to follow its lead. Swiss village overwhelmed by tourists wants to charge visitors for entry
Swiss citizenship is based on the citizenship of a municipality. Every Swiss is citizen of one or several municipalities (i.e. the place of origin, lieu d'origine, Heimatort). Communes are financed through direct taxes (e.g. income tax), with rates varying more or less within a framework set by the canton. [citation needed]
In Albinen ist noch der Dreiberg hinzugekommen, ansonsten hat das Wappen sich in der urtümlichen Form erhalten. In den Gassen Albinens ist das Kreuz über den Pforten der Spycher zu sehen. Eindrücklich präsentiert es sich aber in der ovalen Kirche der Gemeinde.
Population growth in Switzerland is mostly due to immigration: in 2009, there have been 78,286 live births recorded (74% Swiss, 26% foreign nationalities), contrasting with 62,476 deaths (92% Swiss, 8% foreigners). Thus, of the population growth rate of 1.1% during 2009, about 0.2% are due to births, and 0.9% due to immigration.
There were 1,573 Swiss women (45.1%) and 184 (5.3%) non-Swiss women. [12] Of the population in the municipality 1,617 or about 48.1% were born in Leuk and lived there in 2000. There were 985 or 29.3% who were born in the same canton, while 319 or 9.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 295 or 8.8% were born outside of Switzerland.