Subject Name: | Soazza |
Municipality Type: | municipality |
Imagepath Coa: | CHE Soazza COA.svg |
Imagepath Flag: | CHE Soazza Flag.svg |
Canton: | Graubünden |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
Coordinates: | 46.35°N 22°W |
Postal Code: | 6562 |
Municipality Code: | 3823 |
Area: | 46.37 |
Elevation: | 620 |
Website: | www.soazza.ch |
Neighboring Municipalities: | Cauco, Lostallo, Menarola (IT-SO), Mesocco, Rossa, San Giacomo Filippo (IT-SO) |
Soazza is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Soazza is first mentioned in 1203 as Soaza.
Soazza has an area,, of 46.4km2. Of this area, 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Soazza has a population (as of) of ., 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.9%. Most of the population speaks Italian (91.9%), with German being second most common (3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.2%).[1]
, the gender distribution of the population was 54.4% male and 45.6% female.[2] The age distribution,, in Soazza is; 37 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 teenagers or 4.7% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 2.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 35 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 17.8% are 30 to 39, 49 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 42 people or 11.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 14.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 10.3% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 4.5% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.[3]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28.5%), the SVP (26%) and the FDP (9.2%).[1]
In Soazza about 73.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[1]
Soazza has an unemployment rate of 2.6%., there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[1]
The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
---|---|
1650 | 427 |
1802 | 311 |
1850 | 315 |
1900 | 339 |
1950 | 348 |
2000 | 359 |
The Casa Paret, the Church of S. Martino including the della Madonna Addolorata and the Ospizio e Via Crucis are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[4]