▁apart ments ▁( 3 . 3 %) ▁were ▁season ally ▁occupied ▁and ▁ 1 ▁apart ments ▁( 1 . 6 %) ▁were ▁empty . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁construction ▁rate ▁of ▁new ▁housing ▁units ▁was ▁ 0 ▁new ▁units ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ancy ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁municipality , ▁, ▁was ▁ 0 %. ▁ ▁The ▁historical ▁population ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁chart : ▁ ▁S ights ▁The ▁entire ▁village ▁of ▁L ovat ens ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In ventory ▁of ▁Swiss ▁Heritage ▁S ites ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁federal ▁election ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁party ▁was ▁the ▁SV P ▁which ▁received ▁ 4 8 . 0 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁three ▁most ▁popular ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁SP ▁( 1 8 . 0 7 % ), ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁( 1 2 . 3 2 %) ▁and ▁the ▁F DP ▁( 6 . 5 7 %). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁federal ▁election , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁votes ▁were ▁cast , ▁and ▁the ▁vot er ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 4 9 . 1 %. ▁ ▁Econom y ▁, ▁L ovat ens ▁had ▁an ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 . 7 %. ▁ ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 4 ▁people ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁economic ▁sector ▁and ▁about ▁ 9 ▁business es ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁sector . ▁▁ ▁people ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁secondary ▁sector ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁ ▁business es ▁in