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Population | 420 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
- Density | 36 /km2 (94 /sq mi) | |||||||||
Area | 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
Elevation | 788 m (2,585 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 7156 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 3614 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Andiast, Flond, Ilanz, Obersaxen, Pigniu, Schnaus, Siat, Waltensburg/Vuorz | |||||||||
Website | www.rueun.ch SFSO statistics |
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Rueun
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Map of Rueun
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Rueun is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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Rueun is first mentioned in 765 as Ruane.[3] Until 1943 Rueun was known as Ruis.[4]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. Andrew issuant holding a wooden saltire cross.[5] The motif of St. Andrew comes from the local Church of St. Andrew, which was under the authority of Disentis Abbey.
Rueun has an area, as of 2006[update], of 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi). Of this area, 46% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[6]
The municipality is located in the Ruis sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located in the Vorderrhein valley.
Rueun has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 420.[1] As of 2008[update], 8.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh (72.0%), with German being second most common (14.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 4.1%).[6]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Rueun is; 67 children or 14.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 52 teenagers or 11.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 44 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 88 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 69 people or 15.0% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 7.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 36 people or 7.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 23 people or 5.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.9% who are between 90 and 99.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 48.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (27.7%), the SP (12.4%) and the FDP (11.5%).[6]
In Rueun about 62.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[6]
Rueun has an unemployment rate of 1.29%. As of 2005[update], there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year | population |
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1850 | 365 |
1900 | 371 |
1910 | 495 |
1950 | 501 |
2000 | 460 |