Pratval is first mentioned in 1345 as Prau de Valle.
Geography
Before the merger, Pratval had a total area of. It is the smallest municipality in Graubünden. Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.5% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The former municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of the settlements of Gross- and Kleinrietberg, Rietbach, Mühle and Hof. All five settlements are located on a plateau east of the Hinterrhine river.
Demographics
Pratval had a population of 254., 4.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.6%. , the gender distribution of the population was 44.0% male and 56.0% female. The age distribution,, in Pratval is; 41 people or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 people or 7.1% are 10 to 14, and 14 people or 5.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 17 people or 7.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 51 people or 21.3% are 30 to 39, 48 people or 20.0% are 40 to 49, and 15 people or 6.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 16 people or 6.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 13 people or 5.4% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the FDP and the CVP. In Pratval about 84.4% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Pratval has an unemployment rate of 0.14%., there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1850
82
1900
67
1950
83
1960
97
1970
88
1980
128
1990
178
2000
240
Languages
Most of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common and French being third.
