Braggio
Template:Infobox Swiss town Braggio was a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.[1]
History
Braggio is first mentioned in 1419 as Bragio. It was part of the old municipality of Calanca until 1851 when it became an independent municipality.[2]
Geography
Before the merger, Braggio had a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The former municipality is located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district on the left side of the Val Calanca. It is on a high meadow at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". and can only be reached via a cable car (since 1961) or a narrow footpath.
Demographics
Braggio had a population (as of 2013) of 51.[3] since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 6.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17.6%. Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks Italian (77.4%), with German being second most common (17.7%) and French being third ( 4.8%).[3]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.[5] The age distribution, since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Braggio is; 8 children or 12.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 7 teenagers or 11.3% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person is between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 8.1% of the population are 30 to 39, 16 people or 25.8% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 12.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5 people or 8.1% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 8.1% who are 80 to 89.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 47.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (43.9%), the SVP (8.8%) and the FDP (0%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Braggio about 56.7% 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]
Braggio has an unemployment rate of 1.23%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 2 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 123 |
| 1900 | 108 |
| 1950 | 98 |
| 1990 | 54 |
| 2000 | 62 |
Weather
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References
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- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:In lang accessed 2 January 2013
- ↑ a b Template:HDS
- ↑ a b c d e f g Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive accessed 19 January 2015
- ↑ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden in Numbers Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
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