Fresens facts for kids
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Fresens
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 Fresens
Location in Switzerland
Fresens
Location in Canton of Neuchâtel
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Neuchâtel | |
| District | Boudry | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) | |
| Population
(December 2007)
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| • Total | 205 | |
| • Density | 129.7/km2 (336.0/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
2027
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| Surrounded by | Montalchez, Mutrux (VD), Provence (VD), Saint-Aubin-Sauges, Vaumarcus | |
Fresens was once a small town in Switzerland. It was located in the canton of Neuchâtel, in the Boudry district. On January 1, 2018, Fresens joined with several other towns to form a new, larger municipality called La Grande-Béroche.
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History of Fresens
Fresens is an old town. It was first written about in the year 1265. Back then, it was known by a slightly different name: Hiremanz dit de Fressen.
Geography of Fresens
Fresens covers an area of about 1.6 square kilometers (or 0.6 square miles). A big part of this land, about 83.5%, is used for farming. This means people grow crops or raise animals there. About 7.6% of the land is covered by forests. The remaining 9.5% of the land has buildings and roads on it.
Most of the built-up areas are homes and other buildings (5.1%). Roads and other transport areas make up 3.8%. In the forests, about 5.7% is dense forest, and 1.9% has orchards or small groups of trees. For farming, 64.6% of the land is for growing crops, 13.3% is for pastures where animals graze, and 5.7% is used for orchards or vineyards.
Fresens Coat of Arms
Every town has a special symbol called a coat of arms. Fresens' coat of arms is divided into two parts: red on top and silver on the bottom. In the middle, there is a rose that changes color where the red and silver meet.
Population and People
As of 2008, Fresens had a population of 205 people. A small number of these people, about 2.4%, were foreign nationals living in the town. Over ten years (from 2000 to 2010), the population grew by about 10.6%. This growth happened because more people moved to Fresens and more babies were born than people who passed away.
Most people in Fresens speak French. About 94.5% of the population speaks French as their main language. The second most common language is German, spoken by about 3.7% of the people. A small number, 0.5%, speak Italian.
In 2008, the population was almost evenly split between males and females. About 49.8% were male, and 50.2% were female.
In 2000, about 22.9% of the population were children and teenagers (under 20 years old). Adults (20 to 64 years old) made up 48.2% of the population. Seniors (over 64 years old) made up 28.9%.
The chart below shows how the population of Fresens has changed over many years:
Economy and Jobs
In 2010, the unemployment rate in Fresens was 5%. This means 5 out of every 100 people looking for a job could not find one.
People in Fresens work in different types of jobs:
- Primary sector: These jobs involve getting raw materials from nature. In Fresens, 24 people worked in farming. There were 9 businesses related to farming.
- Secondary sector: These jobs involve making things. 78 people worked in this area. This included manufacturing (making products in factories) and construction (building things). There were 5 businesses in this sector.
- Tertiary sector: These jobs provide services to people. 60 people worked in this area, including education and healthcare. There were 3 businesses in this sector.
Many people who live in Fresens travel to other towns for work. In 2000, 49 people from Fresens worked outside the town. At the same time, 100 people came into Fresens to work. This means Fresens had more people coming in for jobs than leaving. About 13% of the workers coming into Fresens were from outside Switzerland.
To get to work, about 5.3% of people used public transportation like buses or trains. A much larger group, 46.8%, used their own private cars.
Education in Fresens
Education is very important in Switzerland. In Fresens, about 41.7% of the population had finished high school (called upper secondary education). About 11.5% had gone on to higher education, like a university or a special technical college.
In the canton of Neuchâtel, where Fresens is located, most towns offer two years of non-mandatory kindergarten. After that, there are five years of mandatory primary school. For the next four years of mandatory secondary education, students usually travel to one of thirteen larger schools in the canton.
Fresens shares its kindergarten and primary school with the nearby town of Montalchez. During the 2010-2011 school year, there was one kindergarten class with 23 students and one primary class with 16 students for both towns combined.
In 2000, 2 students who lived in Fresens went to school in another town. Also, 22 students from Fresens attended schools outside of their home town.
See also
In Spanish: Fresens para niños
