48.4% were born in Troistorrents and lived there in 2000. There were 690 or 19.3% who were born in the same canton, while 664 or 18.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 375 or 10.5% were born outside of Switzerland. , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 13%. , there were 1,491 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 1,776 married individuals, 162 widows or widowers and 138 individuals who are divorced. , there were 1,364 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 367 households that consist of only one person and 117 households with five or more people. , a total of 1,318 apartments (43.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 1,515 apartments (50.3%) were seasonally occupied and 178 apartments (5.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.4 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.55%. The historical population is given in the following chart: Politics In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.37% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (24.58%), the FDP (21.7%) and the SP (10.35%). In the federal election, a total of 1,479 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.1%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 1,176 votes were cast, of which 123 or about 10.5% were invalid. The voter participation was 41.5%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 1,437 votes were cast, of which 106 or about 7.4% were invalid. The voter participation was 50.2%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 59.88%. Economy , Troistorrents had an unemployment rate of 3.7%. , there were 75 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector. 275 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 46 businesses in this sector. 506 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 97 businesses in this sector. There were 1,713 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.6% of the