Safien facts for kids
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Safien
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Graubünden | |
District | Surselva | |
Area | ||
• Total | 100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 1,315 m (4,314 ft) | |
Population
(Dec 2011)
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• Total | 294 | |
• Density | 2.922/km2 (7.569/sq mi) | |
Postal code |
7107
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Surrounded by | Casti-Wergenstein, Duvin, Flerden, Mathon, Nufenen, Pitasch, Portein, Präz, Riein, Sankt Martin, Sarn, Splügen, Sufers, Tenna, Tschappina, Vals | |
Twin towns | Bettingen (Switzerland) |
Safien is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.
History
Safien is first mentioned in 1219 as Stosavia.
Geography
Safien had an area, as of 2006[update], of 100.6 km2 (38.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality was the capital of the Safien sub-district of the Surselva district in the mid and upper Safien valley. The only other municipality in the sub-district was Tenna, which occupied the lower Safien valley. The valley is drained by the Rabiusa river.
The former municipality consists of the village of Safien-Platz (elevation: 1,350 m (4,430 ft)) and scattered hamlets and single farm houses throughout the valley.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Cross gyronny Argent and Sable It is based on the simple design of the sub-district, with different colors.
Demographics
As of 2011[update], Safien has a population of 294. The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
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1803 | 770 |
1850 | 685 |
1900 | 455 |
1950 | 453 |
2000 | 308 |
2010 | 305 |
As of 2008[update], 0.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
As of 2000[update]:
- most of the population speaks Swiss German (96.1%), with Swiss Italian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.6%).
- the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
- the age distribution was as follows:
Age group | Population | % of total |
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Children (0-9yrs) | 49 | 15.9% |
Teenagers (10-19yrs) | 43 | 14.0% |
Adults (20-29yrs) | 24 | 7.8% |
Adults (30-39yrs) | 37 | 12.0% |
Adults (40-49yrs) | 39 | 12.7% |
Adults (50-59yrs) | 36 | 11.7% |
Seniors (60-69yrs) | 30 | 9.7% |
Seniors (70-79yrs) | 28 | 9.1% |
Seniors (80-89yrs) | 18 | 5.8% |
Seniors (90-99yrs) | 4 | 1.3% |
Total | 308 | 100% |
Education
Around 61.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). The nearest fachhochschules to Safien are in Chur, such as the Chur University of Applied Sciences and Fachhochschule Graubünden.
Economy
As of 2005[update], Safien has an unemployment rate of 0.46%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:
Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
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Primary (raw materials) | 89 | 35 |
Secondary (manufacturing) | 15 | 3 |
Tertiary (service) | 32 | 12 |
See also
In Spanish: Safien para niños