Corsier-sur-Vevey is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

History

Corsier-sur-Vevey is first mentioned in 1079 as Corise. Until 1953 it was known as Corsier.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.4%. Out of the forested land, 27.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.6% is used for growing crops and 33.4% is pastures, while 5.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located on the right side of the Veveyse. It consists of the village of Corsier-sur-Vevey and the hamlet of Les Monts-de-Corsier.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Heart Gules above two shaking Hands proper clothed Azure; chief Azure three Mullets (of five) Argent.

Demographics

Corsier-sur-Vevey has a population () of . , 30.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 2.3%; it has changed at a rate of -0.5% due to migration and at a rate of 4.2% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population () speaks French (2,535 or 79.2%) as their first language, with German being second most common (176 or 5.5%) and Portuguese being third (117 or 3.7%). There are 110 people who speak Italian and four people who speak Romansh.

, there were 1,238 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,555 married individuals, 182 widows or widowers and 225 individuals who are divorced.

, there were 1,475 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household.

, a total of 1,437 apartments (84.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 211 apartments (12.4%) were seasonally occupied and 47 apartments (2.8%) were empty.

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Heritage sites of national significance

The Café De La Place, and the Manoir de Ban with the main house, outbuildings and park and the Corsier-sur-Vevey portion of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Famous residents

thumb|Charlie Chaplin's grave in Corsier-sur-Vevey

Charlie Chaplin lived in Corsier-sur-Vevey between 1953 and 1977 and was buried in the communal cemetery.

James Mason is also buried in the cemetery of Corsier-sur-Vevey.

It is also the birthplace of the architect Eugène Jost.

Politics

In the 2019 federal election the most popular party was the Green Party which received 18.41% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (17.23%), the FDP (16.19%) and the SVP (15.67%). In the federal election, a total of 802 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 41.9%.

Economy

, Corsier-sur-Vevey had an unemployment rate of 4.3%. , there were 35 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. Six hundred and seventy-nine people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 38 businesses in this sector. Five hundred and fifty-six people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 63 businesses in this sector.

, there were 692 workers who commuted into the municipality and 1,315 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 2.3% of the workforce coming into Corsier-sur-Vevey are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.0% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 20.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.9% used a private car. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 817 children of whom 456 children (55.8%) received subsidised pre-school care. The canton's primary school programme requires pupils to attend for four years. There were 156 pupils in the municipal primary school programme. The obligatory lower secondary school programme lasts for six years and there were 170 pupils in those schools. There were also five pupils who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.

, there were 222 pupils in Corsier-sur-Vevey who came from another municipality, while 186 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

Sports

It hosts the headquarters of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, the international governing body for amateur wrestling.

References

  • the future Charlie Chaplin Museum
  • UCV website