senior population distribution is 41 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 25 people or 5.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older. , there were 177 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 201 married individuals, 12 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced. , there were 148 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. There were 31 households that consist of only one person and 13 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 150 households that answered this question, 20.7% were households made up of just one person and there were 2 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 40 married couples without children, 67 married couples with children There were 4 single parents with a child or children. There were 4 households that were made up of unrelated people and 2 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. there were 59 single family homes (or 58.4% of the total) out of a total of 101 inhabited buildings. There were 20 multi-family buildings (19.8%), along with 13 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.9%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (8.9%). , a total of 142 apartments (91.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 10 apartments (6.4%) were seasonally occupied and 4 apartments (2.6%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Heritage sites of national significance The Swiss Reformed Church of Sainte-Etienne is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Montcherand is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Politics In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.03% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (22.54%), the SP (15.58%) and the LPS Party (8.94%). In the federal election, a total of 125 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 96.9%. Economy