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| Population | 813 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 57 /km2 (147 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 760 m (2,493 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7412 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3638 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Almens, Fürstenau, Sils im Domleschg, Vaz/Obervaz | |||||||||
| Website | www.scharans.ch SFSO statistics |
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Map of Scharans
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Scharans (Romansh: Scharons) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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Scharans is first mentioned in 1200 as agrum Schraunis.[3]
Scharans has an area, as of 2006[update], of 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Scharans and the hamlets of St. Agata, Stufels, Parnegl and Prin. It is located on a low terrace on the right hand side of the Albula and Hinterrhein rivers.
Scharans has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 813.[1] As of 2008[update], 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.9%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Scharans is; 267 people or 8.7% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 155 people or 5.1% are 10 to 14, and 281 people or 9.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 460 people or 15.0% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 541 people or 17.6% are 30 to 39, 462 people or 15.1% are 40 to 49, and 385 people or 12.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 209 people or 6.8% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 189 people or 6.2% are 70 to 79, there are 103 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 17 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (34.4%), the FDP (15.8%) and the CVP (6.6%).[4]
In Scharans about 74.9% 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]
Scharans has an unemployment rate of 1.08%. As of 2005[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 236 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.[4]
From the 2000 census[update], 1,180 or 38.4% are Roman Catholic, while 1,510 or 49.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are less than 5 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 76 individuals (or about 2.48% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 60 individuals (or about 1.96% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 19 (or about 0.62% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 11 individuals (or about 0.36% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 135 (or about 4.40% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 78 individuals (or about 2.54% of the population) did not answer the question.[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1803 | 336 |
| 1850 | 416 |
| 1900 | 439 |
| 1950 | 480 |
| 1960 | 473 |
| 2000 | 817 |
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.7%), with Romansh being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).[4]
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 484 | 82.59 % | 628 | 89.46 % | 782 | 95.72 % |
| Romanish | 69 | 11.77 % | 22 | 3.13 % | 17 | 2.08 % |
| Italian | 14 | 2.39 % | 18 | 2.56 % | 7 | 0.86 % |
| Population | 586 | 100 % | 702 | 100 % | 817 | 100 % |
The Haus Bardill (formerly known as Haus Gees) is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[7]
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