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| Population | 115 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 9 /km2 (22 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,144 m (3,753 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7084 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3512 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Lantsch/Lenz, Surava, Tiefencastel | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Brienz, Bern (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | infogr.ch/brinzauls/ SFSO statistics |
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Brienz/Brinzauls (Romansh: Brinzauls) is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
The majority of the population is German-speaking, with a large Romansh-speaking minority.
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Brienz/Brinzauls is first mentioned around 840 as Brienzola.[3]
Brienz/Brinzauls has an area, as of 2006[update], of 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi). Of this area, 22.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (24.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The village is located north of the Albula River on the road from Lenzerheide to Davos. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on a terrace to the north and above the Albula river
It consists of the village of Brienz/Brinzauls and the hamlet of Vazerol at the Julier Pass. Until 1996 Brienz/Brinzauls was known as Brienz (GR).[5]
Brienz/Brinzauls has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 115.[1] As of 2008[update], 1.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -12.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (68.4%), with the rest speaking Romansh (31.6%).[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Brienz/Brinzauls is; 14 people or 12.0% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 8 people or 6.8% are 10 to 14, and 2 people or 1.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 12 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 19 people or 16.2% are 30 to 39, 16 people or 13.7% are 40 to 49, and 5 people or 4.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 20.5% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 15 people or 12.8% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 1.7% who are 80 to 89.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (30%), the SPS (12.5%) and the FDP (6.9%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Brienz/Brinzauls about 66.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Brienz/Brinzauls has an unemployment rate of 0.72%. As of 2005[update], there were 10 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 4 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 191 |
| 1860 | 205 |
| 1888 | 146 |
| 1900 | 158 |
| 1941 | 186 |
| 1950 | 172 |
| 1980 | 95 |
| 1990 | 112 |
| 2000 | 117 |
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