Gampel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gampel
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Gampel village
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 Gampel
Location in Switzerland
Gampel
Location in Canton of Valais
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Leuk | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 1,385 | |
| • Density | 81.95/km2 (212.3/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
3945
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| Surrounded by | Bratsch, Erschmatt, Ferden, Niedergesteln, Steg, Turtmann | |
Gampel is a small, former town in the beautiful Valais canton of Switzerland. It's located in the Leuk district. Don't mix it up with Gampelen, which is another place in Switzerland but in a different canton! Gampel used to be its own town until January 1, 2009. On that day, it joined with a nearby town called Bratsch to form a new, bigger town called Gampel-Bratsch.
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A Look Back at Gampel's History
Gampel has a long history! The first time anyone wrote about Gampel was in the year 1238. Back then, it was called Champilz.
Gampel's Coat of Arms
Every town has a special symbol, like a logo. For Gampel, this symbol is called a coat of arms. Gampel's coat of arms has a blue background. On the right side, there's a gold six-pointed star. On the left, there's a silver crescent moon that's upside down. At the bottom, there are golden hills.
Who Lives in Gampel?
Let's look at the people who live in Gampel.
Population Numbers
In December 2002, Gampel had a population of 1,385 people.
Languages Spoken
Most people in Gampel speak German as their main language. In 2000, about 91.3% of the people spoke German. The second most common language was Albanian, spoken by about 2.5% of the people. Serbo-Croatian was the third most common, spoken by about 1.9%. A smaller number of people also spoke French or Italian.
Where People Come From
In 2000, about half of the people (50.9%) living in Gampel were born there. About 29.8% were born in the same canton (Valais). A smaller number (5.0%) were born in other parts of Switzerland. About 11.6% of the people were born outside of Switzerland.
Family Life and Homes
In 2000, many people in Gampel were married (681 individuals). There were also 547 single people. About 50 people were widows or widowers, and 23 people were divorced.
There were 147 homes where only one person lived. Also, 44 homes had five or more people living together. Most homes were either married couples with children or married couples without children.
Buildings in Gampel
In 2000, Gampel had 331 buildings where people lived.
- About 53.5% were single-family homes.
- About 28.1% were buildings with multiple apartments.
- About 11.8% were buildings used for both homes and other purposes.
- About 6.6% were mostly for businesses but also had some homes.
Most of the apartments (70.9%) were lived in all the time. Some apartments (25.0%) were used only during certain seasons, like for holidays. A small number (4.2%) were empty.
Gampel's Economy
Let's explore how people in Gampel work and earn a living.
Jobs and Unemployment
In 2010, Gampel had a very low unemployment rate of 0%. This means almost everyone who wanted a job had one. In 2008, there were jobs in the primary economic sector, which means jobs related to farming or getting raw materials. No one was employed in the secondary sector (like manufacturing) or tertiary sector (like services) at that time.
There were 645 people living in Gampel who had jobs. About 38.9% of these workers were women.
Types of Jobs
In 2008, there were 408 full-time jobs in Gampel.
- Primary Sector: 17 jobs were in agriculture (farming).
- Secondary Sector: 195 jobs were in this sector.
- 59 jobs (30.3%) were in manufacturing (making things).
- 136 jobs (69.7%) were in construction (building things).
- Tertiary Sector: 196 jobs were in this sector (services).
- 47 jobs (24.0%) were in selling or fixing cars.
- 14 jobs (7.1%) were in moving and storing goods.
- 29 jobs (14.8%) were in hotels or restaurants.
- 15 jobs (7.7%) were in insurance or finance.
- 19 jobs (9.7%) were for technical experts or scientists.
- 28 jobs (14.3%) were in education (teaching).
- 15 jobs (7.7%) were in health care.
Commuting to Work
In 2000, 322 workers came into Gampel for their jobs. However, 397 workers left Gampel to work in other towns. This means more people left Gampel for work than came in. A small number of workers (1.9%) who came into Gampel were from outside Switzerland.
Religion in Gampel
In 2000, most people in Gampel were Roman Catholic, about 87.9%. A smaller number (1.8%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There were also people who belonged to other Christian churches, including Orthodox churches. About 4.61% of the population was Islamic. A very small number of people were Buddhist. Some people did not belong to any church, or were agnostic or atheist.
Education in Gampel
Let's learn about the schools and education in Gampel.
Education Levels
In Gampel, about 37.0% of the people had finished upper secondary education. This is like high school. About 8.4% had gone on to higher education, like a university or a special college called a Fachhochschule. Of those who went to higher education, most were Swiss men.
School System
During the 2010-2011 school year, Gampel had 308 students in its school system.
- Kindergarten: Young children can go to one year of non-required Kindergarten. Gampel had 2 kindergarten classes and 42 students.
- Primary School: Students must go to six years of primary school. Gampel had 8 primary school classes and 168 students.
- Lower Secondary School: After primary school, students go to three years of required lower secondary school. Gampel had 140 students in lower secondary school.
- Upper Secondary School: Students who wanted to continue to optional, advanced schools for upper secondary education went to schools in other towns.
In 2000, 135 students came to Gampel's schools from other towns. At the same time, 37 students from Gampel went to schools outside the town.
