{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Mörel-Filet | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Moerel.jpg | image_caption = | imagepath_coa = CHE Moerel-Filet COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Moerel-Filet Flag.svg | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = Östlich Raron |coordinates = {{coord|46|20|N|8|3|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3983 | municipality_code = 6203 | area = 8.4 | elevation = 759|elevation_description= | population = 692|populationof = December 2007 | popofyear = 2007 | website = www.moerel-filet.ch | mayor = Imesch Irmina |mayor_asof=0|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = Mörel, Filet | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= | twintowns = }}
'''Mörel-Filet''' is a municipality in the district of Östlich Raron in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was formed on 1. January 2009 when Mörel and Filet were merged.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 July 2011</ref>
==History== Mörel is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Morgi''.<ref name=HDS_Morel>{{HDS|2754|Morel}}</ref> Throughout the Middle Ages Filet was known as ''Gifrisch''. It was first mentioned in 1374 as ''Gifris''.<ref name=HDS_Filet>{{HDS|2749|Filet}}</ref>
==Geography== Mörel-Filet has an area, {{as of|2011|lc=on}}, of {{convert|8.4|km2|mi2|sp=us}}. Of this area, 18.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 23.5% is unproductive land.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Demographics== Mörel-Filet has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-VS}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-VS|6203}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VS}} {{as of|2008}}, 10.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<ref name=HDS_superweb>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -6.1%. It has changed at a rate of -3.5% due to migration and at a rate of -3.3% due to births and deaths.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 4 October 2011</ref>
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (95.0%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (1.5%) and French is the third (0.7%).<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2008}}, the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 297 Swiss men (43.9% of the population) and 40 (5.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 309 Swiss women (45.6%) and 31 (4.6%) non-Swiss women.<ref name=VS_Pop>[http://www.vs.ch/Navig/navig.asp?MenuID=14752 Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nach Geschlecht und Heimat am 31.12.2009.xls] {{in lang|de|fr}} accessed 24 August 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.2% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18.5%.<ref name=SFSO/>
The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was 2.6%.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Historic population== The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS_Morel/><ref name=HDS_Filet/><ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317185547/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss |date=17 March 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:680 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:20 start:0 Colors= id:MO value:yellowgreen legend:Morel id:FI value:green legend:Filet PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:210 text:"210" color:MO bar:1860 from: 0 till:220 text:"220" color:MO bar:1870 from: 0 till:229 text:"229" color:MO bar:1880 from: 0 till:289 text:"289" color:MO bar:1890 from: 0 till:273 text:"273" color:MO bar:1900 from: 0 till:327 text:"327" color:MO bar:1910 from: 0 till:324 text:"324" color:MO bar:1920 from: 0 till:326 text:"326" color:MO bar:1930 from: 0 till:342 text:"342" color:MO bar:1940 from: 0 till:384 text:"384" color:MO bar:1950 from: 0 till:433 text:"433" color:MO bar:1960 from: 0 till:456 text:"456" color:MO bar:1970 from: 0 till:501 text:"501" color:MO bar:1980 from: 0 till:541 text:"541" color:MO bar:1990 from: 0 till:523 text:"523" color:MO bar:2000 from: 0 till:524 text:"524" color:MO bar:1850 from: 210 till:310 text:"100" color:FI bar:1860 from: 220 till:358 text:"138" color:FI bar:1870 from: 229 till:340 text:"111" color:FI bar:1880 from: 289 till:418 text:"129" color:FI bar:1890 from: 273 till:407 text:"134" color:FI bar:1900 from: 327 till:447 text:"120" color:FI bar:1910 from: 324 till:464 text:"140" color:FI bar:1920 from: 326 till:446 text:"120" color:FI bar:1930 from: 342 till:462 text:"120" color:FI bar:1940 from: 384 till:500 text:"116" color:FI bar:1950 from: 433 till:541 text:"108" color:FI bar:1960 from: 456 till:577 text:"121" color:FI bar:1970 from: 501 till:600 text:"99" color:FI bar:1980 from: 541 till:626 text:"85" color:FI bar:1990 from: 523 till:650 text:"127" color:FI bar:2000 from: 524 till:676 text:"152" color:FI </timeline>
==Economy== {{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Mörel-Filet had an unemployment rate of 2.9%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 21 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 62 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 13 businesses in this sector. 271 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 33 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
Of the working population, 18.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 44.8% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.moerel-filet.ch Official website]
{{Municipalities of the district of East Raron}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morel-Filet}} Category:Municipalities of Valais