Furna
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Furna |
| image_photo | Furna Prättigau.jpg |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Furna COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Furna Flag.svg |
| canton | Grisons |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Prättigau/Davos |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7232 |
| municipality_code | 3862 |
| area | 33.25 |
| elevation | 1400 |
| population | |
| website | www.furna.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Grüsch, Jenaz, Peist, St. Peter-Pagig, Schiers, Trimmis, Valzeina |
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| subject_name = Furna | image_photo = Furna Prättigau.jpg | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Furna COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Furna Flag.svg | languages = | canton = Grisons | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Prättigau/Davos |coordinates = | postal_code = 7232 | municipality_code = 3862 | area = 33.25 | elevation = 1400|elevation_description= | population = | populationof = | popofyear = | website = www.furna.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Grüsch, Jenaz, Peist, St. Peter-Pagig, Schiers, Trimmis, Valzeina | twintowns = Furna (Highest Alemannic: Furnä) is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of the Grisons.
History
Furna is first mentioned in 1479 as Furnen.
Demographics
Furna has a population (as of ) of . , 0.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The age distribution, , in Furna is; 34 children or 16.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 8.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 24 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 27 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 24 people or 11.8% are between 40 and 49, and 22 people or 10.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 26 people or 12.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23%), the local, small right-wing parties (13.8%) and the SP (13%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Furna about 60.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Furna has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 52 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 17 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 216 |
| 1900 | 209 |
| 1950 | 222 |
| 2000 | 204 |
| :: |
Geography
Furna has an area, , of 33.3 km2. Of this area, 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Jenaz sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. It is a scattered settlement high above the valley. It consists of the village of Furna which is divided into Hinter-, Mittel- and Usserberg, as well as the seasonally occupied settlement of Furnerberg.
References
References
- Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population ({{as of. 2000. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 28-Oct-2009)
- [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
- [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
- {{HDS. 1573. Furna
- [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
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