Scharans

Scharans (Romansh: Scharons) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Scharans
Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Scharans
Scharans
Scharans
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°27′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictViamala
Area
 • Total1,459 km2 (563 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total789
 • Density0.54/km2 (1.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7412
SFOS number3638
Surrounded byAlmens, Fürstenau, Sils im Domleschg, Vaz/Obervaz
Websitewww.scharans.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Scharans is first mentioned in 1200 as agrum Schraunis.[3]

Geography
Aerial view from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Scharans has an area, as of 2006, of 14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Scharans and the hamlets of St. Agata, Stufels, Parnegl and Prin. It is located on a low terrace on the right hand side of the Albula and Hinterrhein rivers.

Demographics

Scharans has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of 790.[6] As of 2008, 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.9%.[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Scharans is; 267 people or 8.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 155 people or 5.1% are 10 to 14, and 281 people or 9.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 460 people or 15.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 541 people or 17.6% are 30 to 39, 462 people or 15.1% are 40 to 49, and 385 people or 12.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 209 people or 6.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 189 people or 6.2% are 70 to 79, there are 103 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 17 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (34.4%), the FDP (15.8%) and the CVP (6.6%).[4]

In Scharans about 74.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Scharans has an unemployment rate of 1.08%. As of 2005, there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 21 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 236 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.[4]

From the 2000 census, 1,180 or 38.4% are Roman Catholic, while 1,510 or 49.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are less than 5 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 76 individuals (or about 2.48% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 60 individuals (or about 1.96% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 19 (or about 0.62% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 11 individuals (or about 0.36% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 135 (or about 4.40% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 78 individuals (or about 2.54% of the population) did not answer the question.[8]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1803 336
1850 416
1900 439
1950 480
1960 473
2000 817

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (95.7%), with Romansh being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).[4]

Languages in Scharans
LanguagesCensus 1980Census 1990Census 2000
NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
German48482.59%62889.46%78295.72%
Romanish6911.77%223.13%172.08%
Italian142.39%182.56%70.86%
Population586100%702100%817100%

Heritage sites of national significance

The Haus Bardill (formerly known as Haus Gees) is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[9]

References
  1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Scharans in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 05-Oct-2009
  5. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  6. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  9. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 05-Oct-2009
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