Saubraz is a municipality in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Morges, in the canton of Vaud.
History
Saubraz is first mentioned in the 13th century as de Salubra. In 1251, it was mentioned as Saubra.
Of the built-up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6%, and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other specially developed areas made up 2.7% of the area. Out of the forested land, 43.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 32.4% is used for growing crops and 13.0% is for pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains near the Col du Marchairuz road.
Saubraz is located at an elevation of above mean sea level (AMSL), 13 km west of the city of Morges. It is a farming village sprawled across a plateau in the Jura Mountains between the valleys of Saubrett in the south and Toleure in the north.
The creek Saubrett and its tributary Toluere drain the eastern part of the area into the Aubonne river. Toleure forms the northern boundary of the municipality. The plateau of Saubraz is located between the two creeks; it gradually rises to the Jura Mountains in the northwest. The highest point in Saubraz is located at AMSL at the foot of Mont Chaubert. In the south, the municipality's woodland area Bois des Ursins rises to the Ursins Plateau.
The municipalities of Gimel, Montherod and Bière border Saubraz.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and Or, overall a Crane Argent, in Canton a Mullet of Five of the second.
Demographics
Saubraz has a population () of . , 17.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999-2009), the population has changed at a rate of 77.7%. It has changed at a rate of 72.1% due to migration and at a rate of 5.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (179 or 90.4%), with German being the second most common (9 or 4.5%) and Portuguese being third (7 or 3.5%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
, 72 people were single and never married in the municipality. There were 99 married individuals, 15 widows or widowers and 12 individuals who were divorced.
, there were 88 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.2 persons per household.
there were 105 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms, of which there were 30. There were 4 single-room apartments and 31 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 87 apartments (82.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 13 apartments (12.4%) were seasonally occupied and 5 apartments (4.8%) were empty.
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Politics
In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP, which received 48.52% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (13.95%), the FDP (8.85%) and the Green Party (8.55%). In the federal election, a total of 96 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.5%.
Economy
Up until the second half of the 20th century, Saubraz was predominantly an agricultural town. Even today, agriculture plays an important role, as animal husbandry, dairy production and farming are the dominant occupations. Other jobs are found in local businesses and the services sector. Because the town has developed into a more residential area in the last few decades, many commuters who work in the neighbouring towns of Gimla and Biere, as well as in the larger cities along Lake Geneva, have left.
, Saubraz had an unemployment rate of 3.5%. , there were 9 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people were employed in the secondary sector, and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 8 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
, 4 workers commuted into the municipality and 80 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 20.0 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 7.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 65.1% 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 42 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years, and there were 24 students in those schools.
, 15 students in Saubraz came from another municipality, while 21 residents attended schools outside the municipality.