| Subject Name: | Peist |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.8333°N 49°W |
| Postal Code: | 7029 |
| Municipality Code: | 3929 |
| Area: | 7.93 |
| Elevation: | 1340 |
| Population: | 209 |
| Populationof: | 2010 |
Peist is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Peist, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.[1]
Peist is first mentioned in 1084 as de Paiste.
Before the merger, Peist had a total area of 17.9km2. Of this area, 57% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district. It consists of the linear village of Peist on the northern slope of the mid-Schanfigg.
Nearby is the Peist railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.
Peist had a population (as of 2010) of 209.[2], 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7%. Most of the population speaks German (93.4%), with Portuguese being second most common (3.1%) and Italian being third (1.3%).
, the distribution of the sexes in the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Peist is; 41 children or 17.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 27 teenagers or 11.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 6.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 43 people or 18.8% are between 30 and 39, 23 people or 10.0% are between 40 and 49, and 21 people or 9.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 35 people or 15.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 17 people or 7.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 7 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (24.8%), the FDP (11.1%) and the CVP (7.2%).[2]
In Peist about 69.4% 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]
Peist has an unemployment rate of 2.54%., there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1780 | 312 |
| 1850 | 236 |
| 1900 | 160 |
| 1950 | 180 |
| 2000 | 229 |