Masein

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Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Infobox Swiss town Masein (Romansh: Masagn) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Masein is first mentioned in 1156 as de Medezenu.[1]

Geography

Masein has an area, since 2006Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.[3] It is located on the lower Heinzenberg and consists of the two settlements of Ober- and Unter-Masein and the hamlets of Dalaus, Cresta und Lochmüli.

Demographics

Masein has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since 2008Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.9%.[2]

since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.[4] The age distribution, since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Masein is; 46 people or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 29 people or 7.9% are 10 to 14, and 37 people or 10.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 38 people or 10.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 60 people or 16.4% are 30 to 39, 70 people or 19.1% are 40 to 49, and 47 people or 12.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 21 people or 5.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 3.3% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 1.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (33.6%), the FDP (14.8%) and the CVP (11.4%).[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Masein about 80.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Masein has an unemployment rate of 1.21%. since 2005Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 47 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year population
1803 198
1850 282
1900 228
1950 270
2000 366
2010 409

Languages

Most of the population (since 2000Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (92.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 3.3%) and Dutch being third ( 1.4%).[2]

Languages in Masein
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 188 82.82% 306 91.89% 339 92.62%
Romanish 26 11.45% 15 4.50% 12 3.28%
Italian 6 2.64% 3 0.90% 1 0.27%
Population 227 100% 333 100% 366 100%

References

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External links

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