Martisberg is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Martisberg and Betten merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.^[1]

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Martisberg
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Martisberg
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Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°5′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Raron
Area
• Total	3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation	1,367 m (4,485 ft)
Population  (Dec 2011)
• Total	19
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3994
SFOS number	6178
ISO 3166 code	CH-VS
Surrounded by	Betten, Grengiols, Lax
Website	SFSO statistics

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Martisberg is first mentioned in 1311 as Martisperg.^[2]

Before the merger, Martisberg had a total area of 3.0 km² (1.2 sq mi).^[3] Of this area, 42.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 13.0% is unproductive land.^[3]

The former municipality is located in the Östlich Raron district, on the northern slopes of the Rhone valley.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Sword Azure hilted Sable inverted in bend sinistre covered with a cloth Gules in base Coupeaux Vert.^[4]

Martisberg had a population (as of 2011) of 19.^[3] As of 2008^[update], about 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals.^[5] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -26.7%. It has changed at a rate of 0% due to migration and at a rate of -20% due to births and deaths.^[3]

All of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German.^[6]

As of 2008^[update], the population was made up of 20 Swiss citizens.^[5] Of the population in the municipality, 23 or about 85.2% were born in Martisberg and lived there in 2000. There were 4 or 14.8% who were born in the same canton but not in Martisberg.^[6]

As of 2000^[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 48.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 25.9%.^[3]

As of 2000^[update], there were 13 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 12 married individuals and 2 widows or widowers.^[6]

As of 2000^[update], there were 13 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.1 persons per household.^[3] There were 7 households that consist of only one person and households with five or more people. In 2000^[update], a total of 13 apartments (32.5% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 21 apartments (52.5%) were seasonally occupied and 6 apartments (15.0%) were empty.^[7]

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[2][8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 70.68% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (14.29%), the FDP (9.02%) and the SVP (6.02%). In the federal election, a total of 19 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 79.2%.^[9]

In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 16 votes were cast, of which or about 0.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 94.1%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%.^[10] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 14 votes were cast. The voter participation was 77.8%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 59.88%.^[11]

As of  2010^[update], Martisberg had an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2008^[update], there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. No one was employed in the secondary sector or the tertiary sector.^[3] There were 12 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 25.0% of the workforce.

In 2008^[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 2, both in agriculture.^[12]

In 2000^[update], there were 8 workers who commuted away from the municipality.^[13] Of the working population, 8.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.7% used a private car.^[3]

From the 2000 census^[update], 26 or 96.3% were Roman Catholic and there was 1 individual who belonged to another church.^[6]

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In Martisberg about 8 or (29.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education.

As of 2000^[update], there were 5 students from Martisberg who attended schools outside the municipality.^[13]