Vignogn
title: "Vignogn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lumnezia", "former-municipalities-of-the-grisons"] topic_path: "general/lumnezia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignogn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Vignogn |
| image_photo | Vignogn.jpg |
| municipality_type | former |
| imagepath_coa | Vignogn wappen.svg |
| imagepath_flag | Flag of Vignogn.gif |
| canton | Graubünden |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Surselva |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7147 |
| municipality_code | 3604 |
| area | 7.38 |
| elevation | 1239 |
| population | 170 |
| website | www.vallumnezia.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Degen, Lumbrein, Obersaxen, Sankt Martin, Suraua |
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| subject_name = Vignogn | image_photo = Vignogn.jpg | municipality_type = former | imagepath_coa = Vignogn wappen.svg | imagepath_flag = Flag of Vignogn.gif | languages = | canton = Graubünden | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Surselva |coordinates = | postal_code = 7147 | municipality_code = 3604 | area = 7.38 | elevation = 1239|elevation_description= | population = 170 | populationof = Dec 2011 | popofyear = 2011 | website = www.vallumnezia.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Degen, Lumbrein, Obersaxen, Sankt Martin, Suraua | twintowns = |}} Vignogn is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.
History
Vignogn is first mentioned in 1325 as Vinanne. In 1469 it was mentioned as Viends.
Geography
Vignogn had an area, , of 7.9 km2. Of this area, 57.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It consists of the linear village of Vignogn at an elevation of 1241 m at the foot of the Piz Sezner. Until 1983 Vignogn was known as Vigens.
Demographics
Vignogn had a population (as of 2011) of 170. , 0.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, the gender distribution of the population was 53.0% male and 47.0% female. The age distribution, , in Vignogn is; 11 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 21 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 26 people or 14.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 13 people or 7.3% are between 30 and 39, 22 people or 12.3% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 20.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 27 people or 15.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 8 people or 4.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 11 people or 6.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 1.7% who are between 90 and 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 71.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (13.4%), the FDP (8.7%) and the SP (6.5%).
In Vignogn about 55.1% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Vignogn has an unemployment rate of 1.06%. , there were 36 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 199 |
| 1900 | 134 |
| 1950 | 204 |
| 2000 | 179 |
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Notable residents
- Carmen Casanova, Women's Alpine Skier (born 1980 in Vignogn)
References
References
- [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 2 January 2013
- link. (2014-11-16 ''Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter'' {{in lang). de accessed 3 October 2012
- Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14%. Most of the population ({{as of. 2000. link. (January 5, 2016 accessed 25-Nov-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. 1462. Vignogn
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