| Subject Name: | Leggia |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.25°N 18°W |
| Postal Code: | 6556 |
| Municipality Code: | 3833 |
| Area: | 9.15 |
| Elevation: | 337 |
| Population: | 138 |
| Populationof: | Dec 2015 |
| Popofyear: | 2015 |
| Website: | www.grono.ch |
Leggia is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.[1]
Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as de Legia.
Leggia had an area,, of 9.2km2. Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (24.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district on the right bank of the Moesa river.
Leggia had a population (as of 2015) of 138., 6.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -16.8%. Most of the population speaks Italian (84.3%), with German being second most common (11.8%) and Spanish being third (2.4%).[2]
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Leggia is; 13 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 7 teenagers or 5.5% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 5.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 12 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 23 people or 18.1% are 30 to 39, 16 people or 12.6% are 40 to 49, and 15 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 13.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 7.9% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 3.9% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 1.6% who are 90 to 99.[4]
In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SP which received 32.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.1%), the CVP (21.9%) and the FDP (17.7%).[2]
In Leggia, about 55.1% 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]
Leggia has an unemployment rate of 1.67%., there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 14 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.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1826 | 72 |
| 1850 | 103 |
| 1900 | 123 |
| 1950 | 138 |
| 2000 | 127 |