lived in a household made up of relatives, 12 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 14 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.69%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.5 new units per 1000 residents. there were 600 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 192. There were 6 single room apartments and 109 apartments with six or more rooms. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.05% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (9.98%), the FDP (9.34%) and the CVP (8.72%). In the federal election, a total of 575 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.0%. The historical population of the former municipality of Mett-Oberschlatt (Unterschlatt is not listed) and the total population of the combined municipality (both before and after the actual merger) is given in the following table: Heritage sites of national significance The former Poor Clares Monastery of Paradies in Unterschlatt, the Schaarenwald (a Bronze Age settlement, Roman watchtower and early modern fortification) and the Double Farm House are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. The entire hamlet of Dickihof and Paradies Monastery are included in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Economy , Schlatt had an unemployment rate of 1.55%. , there were 107 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 36 businesses involved in this sector. 145 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 29 businesses in this sector. 209 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 51 businesses in this sector. there were 1,019 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 534 or about 52.4% of the residents worked outside Schlatt while 221 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 706 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 54.2% used a private car. Religion From the , 261 or 17.6% were Roman Catholic, while 924 or 62.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. 11 people (about 0.7% of the population) belong to the Orthodox Church, and 57 people (about 3.8%) belong to another Christian