Valzeina


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.

History

Valzeina is first mentioned in 1367 as Valtzennas.

Geography

Valzeina has an area,, of. 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 and the remainder is non-productive.
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. The municipalities of Grüsch and Valzeina are considering a merger on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Grüsch.

Demographics

Valzeina has a population of 139., 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, with Romansh being second most common and Italian being third.
, the gender distribution of the population was 56.0% male and 44.0% female. 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.
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, the FDP and the local, small right-wing parties.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Valzeina about 67.2% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
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.
The historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1850243
1900216
1950216
1980115
2000140