Buseno

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FieldValue
subject_nameBuseno
municipality_typemunicipality
imagepath_coaCHE Buseno COA.svg
imagepath_flagCHE Buseno Flag.svg
cantonGrisons
iso-code-regionCH-GR
districtMoesa
coordinates
postal_code6542
municipality_code3804
area11.26
elevation801
population92
websitebuseno.moesano.ch
mayor
mayor_title
neighboring_municipalitiesArvigo, Braggio, Castaneda, Roveredo, Santa Maria in Calanca, San Vittore
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| subject_name = Buseno | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Buseno COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Buseno Flag.svg | languages = | canton = Grisons | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Moesa |coordinates = | postal_code = 6542 | municipality_code = 3804 | area = 11.26 | elevation = 801|elevation_description= | population = 92 | populationof = December 2015 | popofyear = 2015 | website = buseno.moesano.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Arvigo, Braggio, Castaneda, Roveredo, Santa Maria in Calanca, San Vittore | twintowns = |}} Buseno is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

History

Buseno first became an independent municipality in 1851 when it separated from the former municipality of Calanca. The parish church of SS. Pietro e Antonio was consecrated in 1483. In 1776 it was expanded and in 1990 restored. The modern church of Nostra Signora di Fatima in Giova was built in 1984-88.

Geography

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Buseno has an area, , of 11.2 km2. Of this area, 5.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 82.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district, after 2017 it was part of the Moesa Region. The village of Buseno is located on a terrasse on the right bank of the Calancasca. Below Buseno there is the village section of Molina and above are the alpine settlements of San Carlo (Maiensäss) and Giova. Giova originally belonged to the municipality of San Vittore and joined Buseno in 1899. Until 1943 Buseno was known as Busen.

Demographics

Buseno has a population (as of ) of . , 7.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.

, the gender distribution of the population was 45.9% male and 54.1% female. The age distribution, , in Buseno is; 10 children or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 5 teenagers or 4.5% are 10 to 14, and 3 teenagers or 2.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 5.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 17 people or 15.5% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 8.2% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 9.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 21 people or 19.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 17.3% are 70 to 79, there are 9 people or 8.2% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.9% who are 90 to 99.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 61.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (20.4%), the FDP (13.7%) and the SP (4.9%).

In Buseno about 50% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Buseno has an unemployment rate of 1.96%. , there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]

yearpopulation
1611575
1803344
1850248
1900198
1950241
199097
2000110
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References

References

  1. [https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.assetdetail.1666963.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016] accessed 16 February 2017
  2. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 23 September 2009
  3. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.2%. Most of the population ({{as of. 2000. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 22-Oct-2009)
  4. [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive. link. (September 24, 2009 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
  5. [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive. link. (August 27, 2009 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
  6. {{HDS. 1550. Buseno

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