Subject Name: | Mundaun |
Municipality Type: | former |
Canton: | Graubünden |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
Coordinates: | 46.75°N 17°W |
Postal Code: | 7137 |
Municipality Code: | 3617 |
Area: | 8.59 |
Elevation: | 1346 |
Population: | 301 |
Populationof: | Dec 2014 |
Popofyear: | 2014 |
Website: | www.obersaxenmundaun.swiss |
Mundaun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.[1] On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.[2]
Mundaun had a combined area,, of 8.6km2. Of this area, 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.
Mundaun has a population (as of 2014) of 301, of which 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
The age distribution,, in Mundaun is; 43 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 44 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 49 people or 15.9% are between 30 and 39, 45 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 7.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 9.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 4.2% who are between 80 and 89.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[5]
year | population |
---|---|
1850 | 363 |
1900 | 248 |
1940 | 291 |
1950 | 245 |
1990 | 237 |
2000 | 309 |