Flond

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Coordinates: 46°46′N 9°9′E

Flond
Canton Graubünden
District Surselva
Coordinates  46°46′N 9°9′E
Population 215   (2005)
Area 2.12 km²
Elevation 1072 m
Postal code 7137
Mayor Peter Inauer
Website www.flond.ch
Location on map of Switzerland
Flond

Flond is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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[edit] Languages

In the 19th century, the municipality was still monolingual (1880: 96.4%). This preponderance of Romansch remained strong through the first half of the 20th century (1941: 90.5%), but it has slipped in the second half of the century.

Languages in Flond
Language 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Census
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
German 21 18.92% 45 31.25% 84 46.93%
Romansch 88 79.28% 78 54.17% 91 50.84%
Italian 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Population 111 100% 144 100% 179 100%

In 1990, there were also 12 persons (8.33%) that listed Portugese as their native language.

[edit] External link

Official Web site