Les Montets - Demographics

Demographics

Les Montets has a population (as of December 2011) of 1,335. As of 2008, 14.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 17.4%. Migration accounted for 17.8%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.9%.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (84.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (6.2%) and Portuguese is the third (3.1%).

As of 2008, the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 526 Swiss men (40.6% of the population) and 111 (8.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 515 Swiss women (39.8%) and 143 (11.0%) non-Swiss women.

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Les Montets is; 116 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 136 teenagers or 12.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 174 people or 15.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 190 people or 17.2% are between 30 and 39, 176 people or 15.9% are between 40 and 49, and 134 people or 12.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 73 people or 6.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 54 people or 4.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 43 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 8 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.

As of 2009, the construction rate of new housing units was 7.3 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 0.8%.

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