Flerden

Municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland

46°42′N 9°24′E / 46.700°N 9.400°E / 46.700; 9.400CountrySwitzerlandCantonGraubündenDistrictViamalaGovernment • MayorKasper MaruggArea • Total6.09 km² (2.35 sq mi)Elevation1,231 m (4,039 ft)Population • Total248 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)Postal code(s)SFOS number3662ISO 3166 codeCH-GRSurrounded byMasein, Portein, Safien, Tschappina, UrmeinWebsitewww.flerden.ch
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Flerden (Romansh: Flearda) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Flerden is first mentioned in 1156 as Flirden.^[3]

Flerden has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 54.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.^[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Flerden on the inner Heinzenberg at an elevation of 1,234 m (4,049 ft).

Flerden has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 247.^[6] As of 2008^[update], 2.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15.3%.^[4]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.^[7] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Flerden is; 14 people or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 22 people or 13.8% are 10 to 14, and 13 people or 8.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 5.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 17 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 30 people or 18.8% are 40 to 49, and 21 people or 13.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 10.0% are 70 to 79, there are 6 people or 3.8% who are 80 to 89.^[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 47.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (24.4%), the SPS (14%) and the CVP (12.7%).^[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Flerden about 81% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[4]

Flerden has an unemployment rate of 0.32%. As of 2005^[update], there were 42 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3][7]

year	population
1808	148
1850	122
1900	109
1950	150
1960	132
1970	105
1980	128
1990	158
2000	160

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 3.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.6%).^[4]

Languages in Flerden

Languages	Census 1980		Census 1990		Census 2000
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
German	123	96.09%	157	99.37%	153	96.0%
Romanish	4	3.12%	1	0.63%	6	4.0%
Population	128	100%	158	100%	160	100%

1. ^ ^{a b} "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. ^ ^{a b} Flerden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 7 October 2009
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
7. ^ ^{a b} Graubunden in Numbers Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
8. ^ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009