{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Martisberg | image_photo = Martisberg.jpg | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = CHE Martisberg COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Martisberg Flag.svg | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = Raron |coordinates = {{coord|46|23|N|8|5|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3994 | municipality_code = 6178 | area = 3.0 | elevation = 1367|elevation_description= | population = 19 |populationof= Dec 2011 | website = | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Betten, Grengiols, Lax | twintowns = |}}
'''Martisberg''' is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Martisberg and Betten merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{in lang|de}} accessed 13 December 2014</ref>
==History== Martisberg is first mentioned in 1311 as ''Martisperg''.<ref name=HDS/>
==Geography== Before the merger, Martisberg had a total area of {{convert|3.0|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=SFSO/> Of this area, 42.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 13.0% is unproductive land.<ref name=SFSO/>
The former municipality is located in the Östlich Raron district, on the northern slopes of the Rhone valley.
==Coat of arms== The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or a Sword Azure hilted Sable inverted in bend sinistre covered with a cloth Gules in base Coupeaux Vert''.<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-vs098.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 4 October 2011</ref>
==Demographics== Martisberg had a population (as of 2011) of 19.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=5 January 2016 }} accessed 23 January 2014</ref> {{as of|2008}}, about 9.1% 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628151016/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html |date=28 June 2010 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -26.7%. It has changed at a rate of 0% due to migration and at a rate of -20% due to births and deaths.<ref name="SFSO" />
All of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2008}}, the population was made up of 20 Swiss citizens.<ref name="HDS_superweb"/> Of the population in the municipality, 23 or about 85.2% were born in Martisberg and lived there in 2000. There were 4 or 14.8% who were born in the same canton but not in Martisberg.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2000}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 48.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 25.9%.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 13 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 12 married individuals and 2 widows or widowers.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 – 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809142611/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true |date=9 August 2013 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 13 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 7 households that consist of only one person and households with five or more people. {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 13 apartments (32.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 21 apartments (52.5%) were seasonally occupied and 6 apartments (15.0%) were empty.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111534/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=7 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|2753|Martisberg}}</ref><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=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930162751/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=true |date=30 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:960 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:110 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:4 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from:start till:90 text:"90" bar:1860 from:start till:103 text:"103" bar:1870 from:start till:98 text:"98" bar:1880 from:start till:70 text:"70" bar:1888 from:start till:81 text:"81" bar:1900 from:start till:86 text:"86" bar:1910 from:start till:74 text:"74" bar:1920 from:start till:62 text:"62" bar:1930 from:start till:63 text:"63" bar:1941 from:start till:70 text:"70" bar:1950 from:start till:66 text:"66" bar:1960 from:start till:60 text:"60" bar:1970 from:start till:56 text:"56" bar:1980 from:start till:42 text:"42" bar:1990 from:start till:27 text:"27" bar:2000 from:start till:27 text:"27" </timeline>
==Politics== In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 70.68% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (14.29%), the FDP (9.02%) and the SVP (6.02%). In the federal election, a total of 19 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 79.2%.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, ''Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514211354/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html |date=14 May 2015 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref>
In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 16 votes were cast, of which or about 0.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 94.1%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.<ref>[http://www.vs.ch/Navig/navig.asp?MenuID=4363&Language=de&link= Staatsratswahlen vom 1. März 2009] {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 August 2011</ref> In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 14 votes were cast. The voter participation was 77.8%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 59.88%.<ref>[http://www.vs.ch/navig/navig.asp?MenuID=4360&RefMenuID=0&RefServiceID=0 Ständeratswahl 2007] {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 August 2011</ref>
==Economy== {{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Martisberg had an unemployment rate of 0%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector or the tertiary sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 12 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 25.0% of the workforce.
{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 2, both in agriculture.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=25 December 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 8 workers who commuted away from the municipality.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php |date=4 August 2012 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 8.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.7% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Religion== From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 26 or 96.3% were Roman Catholic and there was 1 individual who belonged to another church.<ref name=STAT2000/>
==Education== {{Commons category|Martisberg}} In Martisberg about 8 or (29.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education.
{{as of|2000}}, there were 5 students from Martisberg who attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
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