Eischoll is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Eischoll is first mentioned in 1250 as Oiselz. In 1336 it was mentioned as Oysol and in 1418 as Eysoll.
Demographics
Eischoll has a population () of . , 2.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -8%. It has changed at a rate of -5.2% due to migration and at a rate of -2.6% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks German (485 or 97.0%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (10 or 2.0%) and French is the third (2 or 0.4%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian. Of the population in the municipality, 375 or about 75.0% were born in Eischoll and lived there in 2000. There were 90 or 18.0% who were born in the same canton, while 20 or 4.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 3.0% were born outside of Switzerland.
, there were 197 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.96%.
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Sights
The entire village of Eischoll is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 75.99% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (15.93%), the SP (4.24%) and the FDP (1.83%). In the federal election, a total of 256 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 62.9%.
In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 218 votes were cast, of which 10 or about 4.6% were invalid. The voter participation was 55.1%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 249 votes were cast, of which 5 or about 2.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 62.6%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%.
Economy
, Eischoll had an unemployment rate of 0.9%. , there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 5 businesses in this sector. 43 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.
, there were 15 workers who commuted into the municipality and 133 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 8.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 18.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.8% used a private car. During that school year, there was one kindergarten class (KG1 or KG2) and 10 kindergarten students. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of primary school. In Eischoll there were a total of 4 classes and 55 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 Eischoll attend their school in a neighboring municipality.
, there were 40 students from Eischoll who attended schools outside the municipality.