Masein
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Masein |
| image_photo | Masein.jpg |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Masein COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Masein Flag.svg |
| canton | Grisons |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Viamala |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7425 |
| municipality_code | 3663 |
| area | 4.2 |
| elevation | 865 |
| population | |
| website | www.masein.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Cazis, Flerden, Portein, Tartar, Thusis, Urmein |
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| subject_name = Masein | image_photo = Masein.jpg | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Masein COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Masein Flag.svg | languages = | canton = Grisons | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Viamala |coordinates = | postal_code = 7425 | municipality_code = 3663 | area = 4.2 | elevation = 865|elevation_description= | population = | populationof = | popofyear = | website = www.masein.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Cazis, Flerden, Portein, Tartar, Thusis, Urmein | twintowns = |}} Masein (Romansh: Masagn) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
History
Masein is first mentioned in 1156 as de Medezenu.
Geography
Masein has an area, , of 4.2 km2. Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It is located on the lower Heinzenberg and consists of the two settlements of Ober- and Unter-Masein and the hamlets of Dalaus, Cresta und Lochmüli.
Demographics
Masein has a population (as of ) of . , 2.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.9%.
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The age distribution, , in Masein is; 46 people or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 29 people or 7.9% are 10 to 14, and 37 people or 10.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 38 people or 10.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 60 people or 16.4% are 30 to 39, 70 people or 19.1% are 40 to 49, and 47 people or 12.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 21 people or 5.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 3.3% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 1.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (33.6%), the FDP (14.8%) and the CVP (11.4%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Masein about 80.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Masein has an unemployment rate of 1.21%. , there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 47 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 198 |
| 1850 | 282 |
| 1900 | 228 |
| 1950 | 270 |
| 2000 | 366 |
| 2010 | 409 |
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Languages
Most of the population () speaks German (92.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 3.3%) and Dutch being third ( 1.4%).
::data[format=table title="Languages in Masein"]
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 188 | 82.82% | 306 | 91.89% | 339 | 92.62% | |||
| Romanish | 26 | 11.45% | 15 | 4.50% | 12 | 3.28% | |||
| Italian | 6 | 2.64% | 3 | 0.90% | 1 | 0.27% | |||
| Population | 227 | 100% | 333 | 100% | 366 | 100% | |||
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References
References
- [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
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (2016-01-05 accessed 7 October 2009)
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-24 {{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. (2009-08-27 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1487. Masein
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