St. Peter-Pagig

St. Peter-Pagig
Former municipality of Switzerland

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St. Peter-Pagig
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°38′E / 46.833°N 9.633°E / 46.833; 9.633Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°38′E / 46.833°N 9.633°E / 46.833; 9.633
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Plessur
Area
  Total 12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation 688 m (2,257 ft)
Population (Dec 2010)
  Total 214
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pagig, St. Peter
Postal code 7028 St. Peter GR
SFOS number 3931
Surrounded by Castiel, Furna, Lüen, Molinis, Peist, Trimmis
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St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and Peist merged into the municipality of Arosa.[1]

Geography

Before the merger, St. Peter-Pagig had a total area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi).[2]

The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg valley.

On the border with the municipality of Molinis is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.

Demographics

St. Peter-Pagig had a population (as of 2010) of 214.[2]

St. Peter had a population (as of 2008) of 241.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[4][5]

year population
1808 272
1900 203
1950 240
2000 232

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