Soazza
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Soazza is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Soazza is first mentioned in 1203 as Soaza.[1]
Geography
Soazza has an area, since 2006[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
Demographics
Soazza has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[3] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.9%. Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks Italian (91.9%), with German being second most common ( 3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.2%).[2]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 54.4% male and 45.6% female.[4] The age distribution, since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Soazza is; 37 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 teenagers or 4.7% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 2.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 35 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 17.8% are 30 to 39, 49 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 42 people or 11.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 14.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 10.3% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 4.5% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.[3]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28.5%), the SVP (26%) and the FDP (9.2%).[2]
In Soazza about 73.3% 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]
Soazza has an unemployment rate of 2.6%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1650 | 427 |
| 1802 | 311 |
| 1850 | 315 |
| 1900 | 339 |
| 1950 | 348 |
| 2000 | 359 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Casa Paret, the Church of S. Martino including the della Madonna Addolorata and the Ospizio e Via Crucis are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[5]
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Church of S. Martino
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Church of S. Martino
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Oct-2009
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Template:Webarchive 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 22-Oct-2009
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External links
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