| Subject Name: | Verdabbio |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.2667°N 18°W |
| Postal Code: | 6538 |
| Municipality Code: | 3836 |
| Area: | 13.11 |
| Elevation: | 604 |
| Population: | 163 |
| Populationof: | Dec 2015 |
| Popofyear: | 2015 |
| Website: | www.grono.ch |
| Mayor: | Antonio Spadini |
Verdabbio is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.[1]
Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as Vertabio.
Verdabbio had an area,, of 13.1km2. Of this area, 4.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (31.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district.
Verdabbio had a population (as of 2015) of 163., 11.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population speaks Italian (85.4%), with German being second most common (14.0%).[2]
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Verdabbio is; 18 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 8 teenagers or 4.9% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 7.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 35 people or 21.3% are 30 to 39, 17 people or 10.4% are 40 to 49, and 33 people or 20.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 11 people or 6.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.4%), the SVP (18.5%) and the FDP (10.1%).[2]
In Verdabbio about 59.8% 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]
Verdabbio has an unemployment rate of 2.68%., there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 198 |
| 1900 | 185 |
| 1950 | 177 |
| 1960 | 154 |
| 1970 | 159 |
| 1980 | 156 |
| 1990 | 143 |
| 2000 | 164 |