From the 2000 census, 2,950 or 52.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,115 or 20.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
Of the rest of the population, there were 154 members of an Orthodox church (or about 2.76% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 79 individuals (or about 1.42% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church.
There were 562 (or about 10.08% of the population) who were Islamic.
There were 37 individuals who were Buddhist, 4 individuals who were Hindu and 1 individual who belonged to another church.
497 (or about 8.92% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 170 individuals (or about 3.05% of the population) did not answer the question.
From the 2000 census, 2,950 or 52.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,115 or 20.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 154 members of an Orthodox church (or about 2.76% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 79 individuals (or about 1.42% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 562 (or about 10.08% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 37 individuals who were Buddhist, 4 individuals who were Hindu and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 497 (or about 8.92% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 170 individuals (or about 3.05% of the population) did not answer the question.
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