Féchy
Switzerland
Syndic
2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
495 m (1,624 ft)
861
320/km2 (820/sq mi)
5427
CH-VD
Féchy-Dessus, Les Cassivettes, Le Martheray, Le Saugey
Oberdiessbach (Switzerland)
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Profile (in French), SFSO statistics
Coat of arms[edit]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, on two hills as many pillars Argent, in chief a vine Branch with two Leaves Vert and Grapebunch Or.[6]
Heritage sites of national significance[edit]
The La Gordanne mansion and its outbuildings are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Féchy is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[14]
Politics[edit]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.46% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the LPS Party (20.42%), the FDP (14.75%) and the SP (12.92%). In the federal election, a total of 258 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 61.0%.[15]
Education[edit]
In Féchy about 203 or (32.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 150 or (23.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 150 who completed tertiary schooling, 48.7% were Swiss men, 30.7% were Swiss women, 13.3% were non-Swiss men and 7.3% were non-Swiss women.[10]
In the 2009/2010 school year there were a total of 77 students in the Féchy school district. In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.[18] 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 47 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 30 students in those schools.[19]
As of 2000, there were 16 students in Féchy who came from another municipality, while 103 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[17]
Notable residents[edit]
Its residents include British rock drummer Phil Collins.[20]