Jaun, Switzerland

Jaun is first mentioned in 1228 as Balavarda. In 1397 it was mentioned as Youn. ==Geography==

Jaun has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 16.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 33.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.3% is pastures and 37.1% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 0.5% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 10.9% is unproductive vegetation and 5.2% is too rocky for vegetation. The municipality is located in the Gruyère district, in the Jaun pass at an elevation of . It consists of the linear village of Jaun and the hamlets of Im Fang (), Kappelboden, Weibelsried, Zur Eich and a number of scattered farm houses. The Jaun Pass connects it with Boltigen in the canton of Bern. ==Coat of arms==

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable a Saltire Argent. ==Demographics==

Jaun has a population () of . , 3.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -5.7%. Migration accounted for -6.6%, while births and deaths accounted for 1.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (621 or 89.5%) as their first language, French is the second most common (68 or 9.8%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (2 or 0.3%). Of the population in the municipality, 524 or about 75.5% were born in Jaun and lived there in 2000. There were 75 or 10.8% who were born in the same canton, while 53 or 7.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 26 or 3.7% were born outside of Switzerland. , there were 254 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.4 new units per 1000 residents. Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1020 height:210 PlotArea = height:150 left:100 bottom:50 right:100 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:880 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:200 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:40 start:0 PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:40 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1831 from:start till:424 text:"424" bar:1850 from:start till:547 text:"547" bar:1860 from:start till:668 text:"668" bar:1870 from:start till:728 text:"728" bar:1880 from:start till:877 text:"877" bar:1888 from:start till:843 text:"843" bar:1900 from:start till:825 text:"825" bar:1910 from:start till:802 text:"802" bar:1920 from:start till:854 text:"854" bar:1930 from:start till:751 text:"751" bar:1941 from:start till:784 text:"784" bar:1950 from:start till:851 text:"851" bar:1960 from:start till:828 text:"828" bar:1970 from:start till:689 text:"689" bar:1980 from:start till:685 text:"685" bar:1990 from:start till:698 text:"698" bar:2000 from:start till:694 text:"694" bar:2010 from:start till:686 text:"686" == Notable people ==

• Anton Cottier, Swiss politician ==Politics==

In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.1%), the FDP (10.7%) and the SP (7.5%). The SVP improved their position in Jaun rising to first, from second in 2007 (with 25.8%) The CVP moved from first in 2007 (with 53.1%) to second in 2011, the FDP moved from below fourth place in 2007 to third and the SPS moved from third in 2007 (with 5.8%) to fourth. A total of 253 votes were cast in this election, of which 7 or 2.8% were invalid. In the 2015 federal election most popular party was the SVP which received 56.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (19.2%), the FDP (10.2%), and the SP (5.5%). The SVP remained the most popular party, while the other parties saw slight variations of their vote share, but did not change positions. In the 2019 federal election the most popular party was the SVP, receiving 43.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (26.0%), the FDP (11.7%), and the SP (7.3%). In the 2023 federal election the most popular party was the SVP, receiving 55.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were The Centre (21.9%), the FDP (9.4%), and the SP (6.2%). Voter participation was 54.4% (+6.8% compared to 2019). ==Economy==

, Jaun had an unemployment rate of 0.9%. , there were 85 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 30 businesses involved in this sector. 86 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 10 businesses in this sector. 53 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector. , there were 23 workers who commuted into the municipality and 118 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 9.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 61% used a private car. ==Religion==

From the , 626 or 90.2% were Roman Catholic, while 32 or 4.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.29% of the population). There were 7 (or about 1.01% of the population) who were Islamic. 8 (or about 1.15% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 19 individuals (or about 2.74% of the population) did not answer the question. ==Weather==

Jaun has an average of 151.5 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Jaun receives an average of of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 15.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 15.5, but with only of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 9 days. ==Education==

In Jaun about 172 or (24.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 30 or (4.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 30 who completed tertiary schooling, 73.3% were Swiss men, 16.7% were Swiss women. During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 96 students attending 7 classes in Jaun. A total of 121 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 15 students in the municipality. The municipality had 3 primary classes and 55 students. During the same year, there were 3 lower secondary classes with a total of 26 students. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 3 upper Secondary students and 23 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality. The municipality had no non-university Tertiary classes. who attended classes in another municipality. , there were 47 students from Jaun who attended schools outside the municipality. ==References==