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| Feldis village center and fountain | ||||||||||
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| Population | 140 (December 2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 18 /km2 (48 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,470 m (4,823 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7404 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Gisula Tscharner | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Domat/Ems, Rothenbrunnen, Scheid | |||||||||
| Website | www.feldis.ch SFSO statistics |
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Feldis/Veulden
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Map of Feldis/Veulden
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Feldis/Veulden is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Scheid merged with Feldis/Veulden, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.[1]
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Feldis/Veulden is first mentioned around 1290-98 as Felden.[2]
Feldis/Veulden has an area, as of 2006[update], of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on a terrace at an elevation of 1,469 m (4,820 ft) on the eastern side of the Hinterrhein valley. Until 1943 Feldis/Veulden was known as Feldis.[1]
Feldis/Veulden has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 140, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%.[3]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Feldis/Veulden is; 14 people or 10.9% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 16 people or 12.4% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 4.7% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 9 people or 7.0% are 30 to 39, 32 people or 24.8% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 16 people or 12.4% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 3.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (36.5%), the FDP (15.3%) and the CVP (5.2%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Feldis/Veulden about 80.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Feldis/Veulden has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005[update], there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 31 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1803 | 156 |
| 1850 | 164 |
| 1900 | 130 |
| 1950 | 176 |
| 1980 | 107 |
| 2000 | 129 |
Since 1900, there has been a rapid shift from Romansh to German. Today, the municipality is predominantly German-speaking, with a small Romansh minority. As of 2000[update], 85.3% of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common (14.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).[3]
| Languages in Feldis/Veulden | ||||||||||
| Language | Census of 1900 | Census of 1970 | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 4 | 3.08% | 73 | 48.03% | 54 | 51.92% | 89 | 74.17% | 110 | 85.94% |
| Romansh | 126 | 96.92% | 75 | 49.34% | 50 | 48.08% | 31 | 25.83% | 18 | 14.06% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Population | 130 | 100% | 152 | 100% | 104 | 100% | 120 | 100% | 128 | 100% |