| Subject Name: | Valzeina |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.95°N 45°W |
| Postal Code: | 7213 |
| Municipality Code: | 3973 |
| Area: | 11.44 |
| Elevation: | 1114 |
| Population: | 139 |
| Populationof: | 31 December 2010 |
| Popofyear: | 2010 |
| Website: | www.valzeina.ch |
| Mayor: | Hans Wieland |
Valzeina is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2011 Fanas and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of Grüsch.
Valzeina is first mentioned in 1367 as Valtzennas.
Valzeina has an area,, of 11.4km2. Of this area, 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of scattered settlements in Vorder-Valzeina, Hinter-Valzeina and Sigg (on the right side of the valley). The municipalities of Grüsch and Valzeina are considering a merger on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Grüsch.[1]
Valzeina has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 139.[2], 3.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.1%. Most of the population speaks German (97.1%), with Romansh being second most common (1.4%) and Italian being third (0.7%).[3]
, the gender distribution of the population was 56.0% male and 44.0% female.[4] The age distribution,, in Valzeina is; 24 children or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 18 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 29 people or 20.7% are between 30 and 39, 15 people or 10.7% are between 40 and 49, and 14 people or 10.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 8.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89 there is 1 person who is between 90 and 99.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 39.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (35.9%), the FDP (9.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (6.6%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Valzeina about 67.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Valzeina has an unemployment rate of 1.03%., there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 17 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 6 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 243 |
| 1900 | 216 |
| 1950 | 216 |
| 1980 | 115 |
| 2000 | 140 |
Christoph Signer: Die Walsergemeinde Valzeina. Anthropogeographische Aspekte Valzeinas. Diplomarbeit, Universität Zürich. Zürich 1980.