Etoy is a municipality of the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.
History
Etoy is first mentioned in 1145 as Stuie. In 1228 it was mentioned as Estue.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 35.2% is used for growing crops and 2.6% is pastures, while 29.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the La Côte area.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale; 1. Azure two Keys in saltire Or; 2. Argent a Squirrel Sable.
Demographics
Etoy has a population () of . , 28.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 25.2%. It has changed at a rate of 15.9% due to migration and at a rate of 9.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (1,951 or 85.2%), with Portuguese being second most common (118 or 5.2%) and German being third (93 or 4.1%). There are 32 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, there were 1,115 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,029 married individuals, 45 widows or widowers and 100 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 822 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household.
there were 927 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 241. There were 57 single room apartments and 260 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 767 apartments (82.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 135 apartments (14.6%) were seasonally occupied and 25 apartments (2.7%) were empty.
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Sights
The entire village of Etoy is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The village was among several early tile making centres in Vaud, and a line of chestnut trees leads from the site of the former tuilerie to a quay at the lake.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 23.92% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party (17.7%), the SVP (15.94%) and the FDP (15.2%). In the federal election, a total of 544 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.4%.
Economy
, Etoy had an unemployment rate of 3.9%. , there were 107 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 298 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 33 businesses in this sector. 1,253 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 105 businesses in this sector.
, there were 902 workers who commuted into the municipality and 897 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.0 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 5.8% of the workforce coming into Etoy are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 13% used public transportation to get to work, and 70.7% used a private car. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 224 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 198 students in those schools. There were also 5 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 27 students in Etoy who came from another municipality, while 311 residents attended schools outside the municipality.