▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 9 ▁) ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 7 %. ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 4 . 9 % ▁due ▁to ▁migration ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁- 4 . 9 % ▁due ▁to ▁birth s ▁and ▁death s . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁speak s ▁French ▁( 1 4 0 ▁or ▁ 9 2 . 7 % ), ▁with ▁German ▁being ▁second ▁most ▁common ▁( 7 ▁or ▁ 4 . 6 %) ▁and ▁English ▁being ▁third ▁( 3 ▁or ▁ 2 . 0 %). ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁ 5 7 ▁or ▁about ▁ 3 7 . 7 % ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁L ovat ens ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 2 ▁or ▁ 3 4 . 4 % ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁canton , ▁while ▁ 2 7 ▁or ▁ 1 7 . 9 % ▁were ▁born ▁somewhere ▁else ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁or ▁ 7 . 9 % ▁were ▁born ▁outside ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁there ▁were ▁ ▁live ▁birth s ▁to ▁Swiss ▁citizens ▁and ▁were ▁ 3 ▁death s ▁of ▁Swiss ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Ign oring ▁imm igration ▁and ▁em igration , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Swiss ▁citizens ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 3 ▁while ▁the ▁foreign ▁population ▁remained ▁the ▁same . ▁ ▁The