▁people . ▁ ▁, ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 3 ▁apart ments ▁( 8 4 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ) ▁were ▁perman ently ▁occupied , ▁while ▁ 1 9 ▁apart ments ▁( 9 . 3 %) ▁were ▁season ally ▁occupied ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁apart ments ▁( 5 . 9 %) ▁were ▁empty . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁construction ▁rate ▁of ▁new ▁housing ▁units ▁was ▁ 7 . 6 ▁new ▁units ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁municipality , ▁, ▁was ▁ 0 . 7 5 %. ▁ ▁The ▁historical ▁population ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁chart : ▁ ▁S ights ▁The ▁entire ▁Font ▁region ▁( shared ▁between ▁Ch â bles ▁and ▁Font ) ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In ventory ▁of ▁Swiss ▁Heritage ▁S ites ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁federal ▁election ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁party ▁was ▁the ▁SP ▁which ▁received ▁ 2 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁three ▁most ▁popular ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁SV P ▁( 2 3 . 3 % ), ▁the ▁C VP ▁( 2 2 . 5 %) ▁and ▁the ▁F DP ▁( 1 1 . 7 %). ▁ ▁The ▁S PS ▁improved ▁their ▁position ▁in ▁Ch â bles ▁rising ▁to ▁first , ▁from ▁second ▁with ▁ 2 4 . 7 % ▁ ▁The ▁SV P ▁changed ▁from ▁first ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁second ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁while ▁the