Interreg III B Project PUSEMOR Workpackage 5 Regional Report Team Western Switzerland January 2006 Table of content 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................1 1.1 PUSEMOR: Project background ...................................................................................1 1.2 Workpackage 5 Regional studies: Goals, objectives and activities...............................2 1.2.1 Output 1: Description of methodology and activities ..............................................3 1.2.2 Output 2: Description of methodology and activities .............................................3 1.2.3 Output 3: Description of methodology and activities .............................................5 2 Country : Switzerland........................................................................................................6 2.1 Territorial organisation of Switzerland ...........................................................................6 2.2 Public services...............................................................................................................6 3 Regional and test areas profile .........................................................................................8 3.1 Geographical situation...................................................................................................8 3.1.1 Test area Chablais vaudois....................................................................................9 3.1.2 Test area Nord vaudois..........................................................................................9 3.1.3 Test area Obersimmental-Saanenland ..................................................................9 3.2 Demography and human potential ..............................................................................10 3.2.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................10 3.2.2 Test area Chablais vaudois..................................................................................10 3.2.3 Test area Nord vaudois........................................................................................11 3.2.4 Test area Obersimmental-Saanenland ................................................................12 3.3 Socio economic situation.............................................................................................13 3.3.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................13 3.3.2 Test area Chablais vaudois..................................................................................14 3.3.3 Test area Nord vaudois........................................................................................16 3.3.4 Test area Obersimmental-Saanenland ................................................................17 4 The Public services in the test areas : Description, evaluation, perspectives.................20 4.1 Methodology................................................................................................................20 4.2 Test area Chablais vaudois.........................................................................................21 4.2.1 Private and public transport..................................................................................21 4.2.2 Public administration : social services (social care/health care/ elderly), police ..22 4.2.3 Education : kindergartens and primary schools, professional and personal training .............................................................................................................................24 4.2.4 Telecommunication : telephony, internet, Tv and radio........................................25 4.2.5 Every day needs : food and non food items, fuel, postal services .......................25 4.2.6 Resumee test area Chablais vaudois...................................................................26 4.3 Test area Nord Vaudois...............................................................................................29 4.3.1 Private and public transport..................................................................................29 4.3.2 Health and social services (social care/health care/ elderly)................................29 4.3.3 Education : kindergartens and primary schools, professional and personal training .............................................................................................................................30 4.3.4 Telecommunication : telephony, internet, Tv and radio........................................30 4.3.5 Every day needs : food and non food items, fuel, postal services .......................30 4.3.6 Resumee test area Nord Vaudois ........................................................................32 4.4 Test area Obersimmental – Saanenland.....................................................................34 4.4.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................34 4.4.2 Private and public transport..................................................................................35 4.4.3 Local and regional public administration incl. Police ............................................36 4.4.4 Health care / care for elderly ................................................................................37 4.4.5 Education: kindergartens and primary schools, professional and personal training .............................................................................................................................39 4.4.6 Telecommunication : telephony, internet, TV and radio .......................................41 4.4.7 Every day needs : food and non food items, fuel, postal services .......................42 4.4.8 Resumee test area OSSA....................................................................................43 5 Best practices in the test area, their specifics and conditions for transferability .............46 6 Conclusion and next steps..............................................................................................47 6.1 Conclusion on the regional level..................................................................................47 6.2 Next steps on transnational level.................................................................................48 7 Appendix .........................................................................................................................49 Le P’tit Mag (small shop) in Corcelles sur Chavornay ....................................................50 SpediBEO .......................................................................................................................52 Electric company of the Valley of Joux ...........................................................................54 PubliCar : a bus on request.............................................................................................56 Health, social and elderly center in Ste-Croix .................................................................58 Building wiht several uses (multifunction center) in Ballaigues.......................................60 Management plan („Altersleitbild“) for the regional policy for elderly ..............................62 Table of figures Fig. 1 Concentration and dispersion of the establishments ....................................................................................... 7 Fig. 2 Test areas Western Switzerland and Ticino ....................................................................................................... 8 Fig. 3 Demography in the test areas............................................................................................................................ 10 Fig. 4 Socio economic situation in the test areas ...................................................................................................... 13 Fig. 5 Resumee Chablais vaudois................................................................................................................................ 26 Fig. 6 Evolution in the number of establishments in the domain of every day needs............................................ 31 Fig. 7 Resumee Nord vaudois ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Fig. 8 Accessibility of public services in the region OSSA....................................................................................... 34 Fig. 9 Assessment of services in the domain of transports...................................................................................... 36 Fig. 10 Assessment of services in the domain of public administration................................................................... 37 Fig. 11 Assessment of services in the domain of health care / care for elderly........................................................ 38 Fig. 12 Assessment of services in the domain of child care / education / training .................................................. 40 Fig. 13 Assessment of services in the domain of telecommunication....................................................................... 41 Fig.14 Assessment of services in the domain of daily needs.................................................................................... 42 Fig. 15 Public services in OSSA : problems and perspectives..................................................................................