number of single family homes (42) were built between 1961 and 1970. The most multi-family homes (5) were built before 1919 and the next most (4) were built between 1981 and 1990. There was 1 multi-family house built between 1996 and 2000. there were 239 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 84. There were 6 single room apartments and 63 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 137 apartments (57.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 94 apartments (39.3%) were seasonally occupied and 8 apartments (3.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.39%. The historical population is given in the following chart: World heritage sites The prehistoric settlements at La Bessime and Village are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Politics In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.96% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (24.81%), the SP (15.89%) and the LPS Party (5.8%). In the federal election, a total of 154 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 54.2%. Economy , Chevroux had an unemployment rate of 2.2%. , there were 40 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 4 businesses in this sector. 52 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector. There were 179 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.8% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 84. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 24, of which 20 were in agriculture and 5 were in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 20 of which 5 or (25.0%) were in manufacturing and 2 (10.0%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 40. In the tertiary sector; 7 or 17.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 23 or 57.5% were in a hotel or restaurant,