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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name		= Zeneggen
| municipality_type	= municipality
| image_photo          = Zeneggen mit Bietschhorn.jpg
| image_caption        = Zeneggen village
| imagepath_coa	= CHE Zeneggen COA.svg
| imagepath_flag   = CHE Zeneggen Flag.svg
| canton		= Valais
| iso-code-region 	= CH-VS
| district		= [[Visp (district)|Visp]]
|coordinates  = {{coord|46|16|N|7|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code		= 3934
| municipality_code	= 6299
| area			= 7.51
| elevation		= 1370|elevation_description=
| population		= 255|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
| website		= zeneggen.ch
| mayor                = Andreas Imstepf |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor_title	= |list_of_mayors	=
| places		=
| demonym		=
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Bürchen]], [[Raron]], [[Stalden]], [[Törbel]], [[Visp]], [[Visperterminen]]
| twintowns		=
|}}
'''Zeneggen''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Visp (district)|Visp]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]].
==Geography==
Zeneggen has an area, {{as of|2011|lc=on}}, of {{convert|7.5|km2|mi2|sp=us}}.  Of this area, 22.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 69.5% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 4.5% is unproductive land.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Coat of arms==
The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Or, on a Pile wavy inverted Vert two Chevronels inverted Argent and on a chief of the last two Lions rampant reguardant Gules.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-vs154.html Flags of the World.com]. Retrieved 4 October 2011</ref>
==Demographics==
Zeneggen has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-VS}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-VS|6299}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-VS}}  {{as of|2008}}, 2.6% 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}} Retrieved 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0%.  It has changed at a rate of 0.8% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% 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] {{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 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011</ref>
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (224 or 95.3%) as their first language, [[English language|English]] is the second most common (5 or 2.1%) and [[Serbo-Croatian]] is the third (3 or 1.3%).  There is 1 person who speaks [[French language|French]], 1 person who speaks [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2008}}, the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.  The population was made up of 120 Swiss men (49.0% of the population) and 6 (2.4%) non-Swiss men.  There were 110 Swiss women (44.9%) and 9 (3.7%) 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}} Retrieved 24 August 2011</ref> Of the population in the municipality, 145 or about 61.7% were born in Zeneggen and lived there in 2000.  There were 53 or 22.6% who were born in the same canton, while 14 or 6.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 17 or 7.2% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/>
{{as of|2000}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20%.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 94 people who were single and never married in the municipality.  There were 118 married individuals, 18 widows or widowers and 5 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=9 August 2013 }}  {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 2 February 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 92 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 26 households that consist of only one person and 8 households with five or more people.  {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 89 apartments (43.4% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 95 apartments (46.3%) were seasonally occupied and 21 apartments (10.2%) 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}} Retrieved 28 January 2011</ref>  {{as of|2009}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 20.4 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was 0.93%.<ref name=SFSO/>
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=30 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 29 January 2011</ref>
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==Politics==
In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] which received 77.07% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (12.95%), the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (5.43%) and the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (3.08%).  In the federal election, a total of 118 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 62.1%.<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}} Retrieved 28 May 2010</ref>
In the 2009 [[Conseil d'État (Switzerland)|Conseil d'État/Staatsrat]] election a total of 127 votes were cast, of which 3 or about 2.4% were invalid.  The voter participation was 68.7%, 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}} Retrieved 24 August 2011</ref> In the 2007 [[Swiss Council of States election, 2007|Swiss Council of States election]] a total of 118 votes were cast, of which 1 or about 0.8% were invalid.  The voter participation was 63.8%, which is similar to 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}} Retrieved 24 August 2011</ref>
==Economy==
{{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Zeneggen had an unemployment rate of 1.3%.  {{as of|2008}}, there were 33 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 14 businesses involved in this sector.  No one was employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]].  13 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 5 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 98 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 34.7% of the workforce.
{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [[full-time equivalent]] jobs was 25.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, all of which were in agriculture.  There were no jobs in the secondary sector.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 10.  In the tertiary sector; 2 were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 50.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 2 were in education.<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}} Retrieved 28 January 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 3 workers who commuted into the municipality and 79 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 26.3 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.<ref name=commuter>[https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 38.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 44.9% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 211 or 89.8% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 13 or 5.5% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]].  Of the rest of the population, there were 3 [[Orthodoxy#Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 1.28% of the population).  There was 1 individual who was [[Islam]]ic.  4 (or about 1.70% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 3 individuals (or about 1.28% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/>
==Education==
In Zeneggen about 85 or (36.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 18 or (7.7%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|university]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').  Of the 18 who completed tertiary schooling, 66.7% were Swiss men, 22.2% were Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/>
During the 2010-2011 school year there were a total of 23 students in the Zeneggen school system.  The [[Education in Switzerland|education system]] in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory [[Kindergarten]].<ref>{{Cite report |title=Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein |url= http://edudoc.ch/record/35128/files/Schulsystem_alle.pdf |author= EDK/CDIP/IDES |year= 2010 |access-date= 24 June 2010 }}</ref> During that school year, there was one kindergarten class (KG1 or KG2) and 5 kindergarten students.  The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of [[primary school]].  In Zeneggen there were a total of 2 classes and 23 students in the primary school.  The [[secondary school]] program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling (orientation classes), followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools.  All the lower and upper secondary students from Zeneggen attend their school in a neighboring municipality.<ref>[http://www.vs.ch/navig/navig.asp?MenuID=14519&RefMenuID=0&RefServiceID=0 Obligatorische Schulzeit] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 August 2011</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there was one student in Zeneggen who came from another municipality, while 17 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/>
Zeneggen is home to the ''Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek'' (municipal library of Zeneggen).  The library has ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) 2,095 books or other media, and loaned out 1,161 items in the same year.  It was open a total of 78 days with average of 2 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] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 14 May 2010</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.zeneggen.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Visp}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Municipalities of Valais]]