Peist
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Peist |
| image_photo | Peist1.jpg |
| municipality_type | former |
| imagepath_coa | Peist wappen.svg |
| imagepath_flag | Flag of Peist.gif |
| canton | Graubünden |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Plessur |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7029 |
| municipality_code | 3929 |
| area | 7.93 |
| elevation | 1340 |
| population | 209 |
| populationof | 2010 |
| neighboring_municipalities | Arosa, Fideris, Furna, Jenaz, Langwies, Molinis, St. Peter-Pagig |
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| subject_name = Peist | image_photo = Peist1.jpg | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = Peist wappen.svg | imagepath_flag = Flag of Peist.gif | languages = | canton = Graubünden | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Plessur |coordinates = | postal_code = 7029 | municipality_code = 3929 | area = 7.93 | elevation = 1340|elevation_description= | population = 209 | populationof = 2010 | website = | mayor = | mayor_asof = | mayor_party = | mayor_title = | list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Fideris, Furna, Jenaz, Langwies, Molinis, St. Peter-Pagig | twintowns = |}} Peist is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Peist, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.
History
Peist is first mentioned in 1084 as de Paiste.
Geography
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Before the merger, Peist had a total area of 17.9 km2. Of this area, 57% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district. It consists of the linear village of Peist on the northern slope of the mid-Schanfigg.
Nearby is the Peist railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.
Demographics
Peist had a population (as of 2010) of 209. , 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.4%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 3.1%) and Italian being third ( 1.3%).
, the distribution of the sexes in the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The age distribution, , in Peist is; 41 children or 17.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 27 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 6.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 43 people or 18.8% are between 30 and 39, 23 people or 10.0% are between 40 and 49, and 21 people or 9.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 35 people or 15.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 17 people or 7.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 7 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (24.8%), the FDP (11.1%) and the CVP (7.2%).
In Peist about 69.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Peist has an unemployment rate of 2.54%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1780 | 312 |
| 1850 | 236 |
| 1900 | 160 |
| 1950 | 180 |
| 2000 | 229 |
| :: |
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{webarchive. link. (2015-11-13 {{in lang). de accessed 9 February 2013
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 11 February 2013
- [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. 1595. Peist
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