Pagig Explained

Subject Name:Pagig
Municipality Type:former
Canton:Graubünden
Iso-Code-Region:CH-GR
Coordinates:46.8333°N 47°W
Postal Code:7028
Municipality Code:3928
Area:5.24
Elevation:1319
Population:63
Populationof:December 2007
Popofyear:2007

Pagig is a village in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring St. Peter to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.[1]

History

Pagig is first mentioned in 1160 as de Puigo. Formerly, in Romansh, it was known as Pagiai.

Geography

Pagig has an area,, of 5.2km2. Of this area, 58.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The village is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg.

Demographics

Pagig has a population of 63, of which 9.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -23.2%. All of the population speaks German.[2]

, the gender distribution of the population was 61.9% male and 38.1% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Pagig is; 4 children or 5.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 21.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 6.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7 people or 9.0% are between 30 and 39, 9 people or 11.5% are between 40 and 49, and 12 people or 15.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 9 people or 11.5% who are between 80 and 89.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.6%), the FDP (14.1%) and the CVP (8.2%).[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Pagig about 55.5% 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]

Pagig has an unemployment rate of 0.63%., there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business 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:

yearpopulation
180875
190088
195079
197043
200078
200763

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
  2. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
  3. http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers
  4. http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics