Versam
Template:Infobox Swiss town Versam is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.[1]
History
Versam is first mentioned in 1050 as a valle Versamia.[2]
Geography
Versam had 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, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 70.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located above the Vorderrhein canyon at the entrance to the Safien Valley. It consists of the linear village of Versam and the hamlets of Versam-Station, Arezen, Calörtsch and Sculms.
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Demographics
since 2011[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Versam had a population of 226.[4] The historical population is as follows:[2]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 255 |
| 1950 | 354 |
| 1900 | 316 |
| 1850 | 396 |
| 1803 | 357 |
since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5]
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- most of the population speaks Swiss German (98.0%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.4%).[3]
- the gender distribution was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.[6]
- the age distribution was as follows:[5]
| Age group | Population | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0-9yrs) | 35 | 13.7% |
| Teenagers (10-19yrs) | 33 | 12.9% |
| Adults (20-29yrs) | 12 | 4.7% |
| Adults (30-39yrs) | 41 | 16.1% |
| Adults (40-49yrs) | 36 | 14.1% |
| Adults (50-59yrs) | 25 | 9.8% |
| Seniors (60-69yrs) | 29 | 11.4% |
| Seniors (70-79yrs) | 25 | 9.8% |
| Seniors (80-89yrs) | 15 | 5.9% |
| Seniors (90-99yrs) | 4 | 1.6% |
Education
In Versam about 78.9% 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] The nearest fachhochschules to Versam are in Chur, such as the Chur University of Applied Sciences and Fachhochschule Graubünden.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (30.7%), the FDP (16.7%) and the CVP (9.1%).[3]
Economy
since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Versam has an unemployment rate of 0.52%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:[3]
| Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Primary (raw materials) | 41 | 17 |
| Secondary (manufacturing) | 7 | 3 |
| Tertiary (service) | 52 | 9 |
Transportation
Versam-Safien station, on the line of the Rhaetian Railway that links Chur and Disentis, is located and some Script error: No such module "convert". lower than the village of Versam, and about Script error: No such module "convert". to the north. To solve this, a PostAuto bus service provides a direct connection between the railway station and the village, as well as to Thalkirch and Tenna.[7][8]
Versam was connected to Tenna in 1994 with the completion of the Aclatobel Tunnel.
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Gallery
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Ruinaulta canyon as seen from Islabord bus stop
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Versam's church as seen from a PostAuto trip
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Chalets in Versam
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Safien Valley from Versam
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Chur from Versam
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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
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- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive accessed 20-Nov-2009
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TABScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter Template:In lang accessed 3 October 2012
- ↑ 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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