{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Vissoie | image_photo = Vissoie - septembre 2022.jpg | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = CHE Vissoie COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Vissoie Flag.svg | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = Sierre |coordinates = {{coord|46|13|N|7|35|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3961 | municipality_code = 6251 | area = 1.5 | elevation = 1202|elevation_description= | population = 375|populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008 | website = www.vissoie.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities = | twintowns = }}
'''Vissoie''' is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. However, on 1 January 2009 it merged with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Saint-Luc to form the municipality of Anniviers.<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>
==Geography== thumb|Aerial view (1970) Vissoie has an area, {{as of|2011|lc=on}}, of {{convert|1.5|km2|mi2|sp=us}}.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116031935/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/gemeindesuche.html |date=2011-11-16 }} accessed 22-September-2011</ref>
In 1905 the village expanded with the détachée des communes d'Ayer and de Grimentz.<ref name="Fusion"/> In 2009 Vissoie merged with Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean and Saint-Luc into the municipality of Anniviers.
==Coat of arms== The blazon of the village coat of arms is ''Gules, an Ibex rampant Argent.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-vs130.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 22-September-2011</ref>
==Demographics== Vissoie has a population ({{as of|2008|December|lc=on}}) of 375.<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>
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks French (399 or 88.5%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (30 or 6.7%) and German is the third (12 or 2.7%). There are 6 people who speak Italian.<ref name=STAT2000/>
Of the population in the village, 219 or about 48.6% were born in Vissoie and lived there in 2000. There were 103 or 22.8% who were born in the same canton, while 35 or 7.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 88 or 19.5% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 181 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 241 married individuals, 21 widows or widowers and 8 individuals who are divorced.<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=August 9, 2013 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 2 February 2011</ref>
There were 41 households that consist of only one person and 11 households with five or more people. {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 161 apartments (66.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 62 apartments (25.7%) were seasonally occupied and 18 apartments (7.5%) 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=September 7, 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
The historical population is given in the following chart:<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=2014-09-30 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> <timeline> Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:900 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:460 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:90 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:18 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:55 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1910 from:start till:309 text:"309" bar:1920 from:start till:238 text:"238" bar:1930 from:start till:295 text:"295" bar:1941 from:start till:277 text:"277" bar:1950 from:start till:310 text:"310" bar:1960 from:start till:380 text:"380" bar:1970 from:start till:367 text:"367" bar:1980 from:start till:375 text:"375" bar:1990 from:start till:369 text:"369" bar:2000 from:start till:451 text:"451" bar:2008 from:start till:375 text:"375" </timeline>
==Twin Town== Vissoie is twinned with the town of Montferrier-sur-Lez, France.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730121333/http://www.asccre.ch/N209/valais-wallis-vallese/?M=230 Conseil des Communes et Regions d'Europe] {{in lang|fr}} accessed 27 April 2011</ref>
==Politics== In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 49.34% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (20.2%), the SP (11.84%) and the SP (11.84%). In the federal election, a total of 222 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 70.7%.<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''] {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref>
==Economy== There were 224 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.3% of the workforce. {{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 205. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 2, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 101 of which 22 or (21.8%) were in manufacturing and 80 (79.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 102. In the tertiary sector; 24 or 23.5% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 9 or 8.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 15 or 14.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 4 or 3.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 6 or 5.9% were technical professionals or scientists, 30 or 29.4% were in education and 4 or 3.9% were in health care.<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=2014-12-25 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 105 workers who commuted into the village and 93 workers who commuted away. The village is a net importer of workers, with about 1.1 workers entering the village for every one leaving.<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=2012-08-04 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref>
==Religion== From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 399 or 88.5% were Roman Catholic, while 17 or 3.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There were 2 (or about 0.44% of the population) who were Islamic. There was 1 person who was Hindu. 15 (or about 3.33% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 17 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
==Education== In Vissoie about 168 or (37.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 39 or (8.6%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule''). Of the 39 who completed tertiary schooling, 59.0% were Swiss men, 30.8% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 165 students in Vissoie who came from another village, while 19 residents attended schools outside the village.<ref name=commuter/>
Vissoie is home to the ''Bibliothèque d'Anniviers'' library. The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 7,002 books or other media, and loaned out 5,395 items in the same year. It was open a total of 167 days with average of 25 hours per week during that year.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, list of libraries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706231342/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/16/02/02/data.html |date=2015-07-06 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 May 2010</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * [http://www.vissoie.ch Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Valais Category:Villages in Switzerland Category:Anniviers