Mon, Switzerland
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Population | 97 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
- Density | 11 /km2 (30 /sq mi) | |||||||||
Area | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
Elevation | 1,231 m (4,039 ft) | |||||||||
Postal code | 7458 | |||||||||
SFOS number | 3502 | |||||||||
Surrounded by | Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Stierva, Tiefencastel | |||||||||
Website | Mon.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Location of Mon
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Mon is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
History
Mon is first mentioned around 1001-1200 as de Maune. In 1281 it was mentioned as Mans.[3] Until 1943 Mon was known as Mons.[4]
Geography
Mon has an area, as of 2006, of 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The municipality is located in the Alvaschein sub-district of the Albula district. It is southwest of Tiefencastel on the left hand slope of the Oberhalbstein Range.
Demographics
Mon has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 97.[1] As of 2008, 5.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (52.3%), with German being second most common (45.3%) and Italian being third ( 1.2%).[5]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Mon is; 13 people or 15.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 8 people or 9.3% are 10 to 14, and 1 people or 1.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 5.8% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 11 people or 12.8% are 30 to 39, 17 people or 19.8% are 40 to 49, and 9 people or 10.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 11 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 9 people or 10.5% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.3% who are 80 to 89.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 56.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (24.3%), the SVP (13.8%) and the FDP (5.9%).[5]
In Mon about 79.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5]
Mon has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005, there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][6]
year | population |
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1850 | 155 |
1900 | 112 |
1950 | 105 |
1960 | 91 |
1970 | 86 |
1980 | 66 |
1990 | 67 |
2000 | 86 |
2010 | 97 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The baroque Church of St. Franziskus/S. Francestg is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[8] The Capuchin built church dates from 1643-48. The frescoes were finished by Johann Rudolf Sturn, but in 1915 were partially painted over. However, following the renovation in 1975, the original frescoes are once again visible.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 16 September 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mon in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 25-Sep-2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 25-Sep-2009
External links
- Mon, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Media related to Mon, Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons
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