Sarn, Switzerland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sarn
Former municipality of Switzerland
Sarn from the air
Coat of arms
Sarn Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Sarn Location in Canton of Graubünden Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Area
• Total	7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
• Total	142
• Density	18.68/km2 (48.4/sq mi)
Postal code	7423
Surrounded by	Portein, Präz, Safien, Tartar

Sarn was a small town, also called a municipality, located in the Swiss area of Graubünden. It was part of the Hinterrhein district.

On January 1, 2010, Sarn joined with three other nearby towns: Portein, Präz, and Tartar. All these towns became part of a larger town called Cazis. This means Sarn is no longer a separate municipality.

History of Sarn

Sarn is a very old place. The first time anyone wrote about Sarn was in the year 1156. It was simply called Sarn back then. This shows that people have lived in this area for a very long time.

Geography and Location

Sarn covers an area of about 7.6 square kilometers (about 2.9 square miles). A big part of this land, almost 79%, is used for farming. About 15% of the land is covered by forests.

The town itself, with its buildings and roads, takes up a small part, about 3%. The rest of the land, about 2.8%, is made up of natural features like rivers or mountains. Sarn is located on the Heinzenberg mountains. It was a haufendorf, which means it was a village built in an unplanned way. Its buildings were close together around a central area.

People and Population

In 2007, Sarn had a population of 142 people. A small number of these people, about 8.5%, were from other countries. Over the ten years before 2007, the number of people living in Sarn went down by about 15.5%.

In the year 2000, there were slightly more boys and men (51.4%) than girls and women (48.6%) in Sarn.

• About 17% of the people were young children (0-9 years old).
• Another 8.8% were pre-teens (10-14 years old).
• About 5.7% were teenagers (15-19 years old).
• Most people were adults, with many in their 30s and 40s.
• About 11.3% of the population were older adults (60-69 years old).

Education and Jobs

Most adults in Sarn are well-educated. About 71% of people aged 25 to 64 have finished high school or gone on to college.

Sarn had a very low unemployment rate, meaning almost everyone who wanted a job had one. In 2005, many people worked in farming. There were also some jobs in manufacturing and services.

Historical Population Data

The number of people living in Sarn has changed over time. Here's a quick look:

Languages Spoken

Most people in Sarn speak German. In 2000, about 97.5% of the people spoke German. The second most common language was Italian, spoken by about 1.9% of the population. A very small number of people, about 0.6%, spoke English.

Here's how the languages spoken in Sarn changed over the years:

See also

In Spanish: Sarn (Suiza) para niños