Surcuolm facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Surcuolm
Former municipality of Switzerland
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Surcuolm Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Surcuolm Location in Canton of Graubünden Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation	1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Population
• Total	108
• Density	16.62/km2 (43.03/sq mi)
Postal code	7138
Surrounded by	Flond, Luven, Morissen, Obersaxen, Vella

Surcuolm is a small village in Switzerland. It is located in the Graubünden canton, which is like a state. In 2009, Surcuolm joined with another village called Flond to create a new, larger municipality named Mundaun. A municipality is a local government area.

A Look Back: Surcuolm's History

Surcuolm was first written about in the 1700s. Its official name back then was Neukirch. This name was used until 1943.

Where is Surcuolm? (Geography)

Village church of Surcolm

Surcuolm covers an area of about 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 square miles). A large part of this land, about 67%, is used for farming. Forests cover about 21% of the area. Buildings and roads take up about 3.7% of the land. The remaining 7.5% is made up of rivers, glaciers, or mountains.

The village is found on a high area called the Obersaxen plateau. It started as many scattered farmhouses and small groups of homes, rather than one big village. Most people in Surcuolm spoke the Romansh language. They were also Roman Catholic. This was different from nearby villages like Flond and Luven. Before 1943, Surcuolm was known as Neukirch bei Ilanz.

Who Lives in Surcuolm? (Demographics)

In 2008, Surcuolm had a population of 108 people. Only a small number, about 3.7%, were from other countries. Over the ten years before 2008, the number of people living in Surcuolm went down by about 26%.

Languages Spoken in Surcuolm

In 2000, most people in Surcuolm spoke German (55.4%). The second most common language was Romansh (44.6%).

Age Groups in the Village

In 2000, the population was almost evenly split between males (50.5%) and females (49.5%).

• About 12% of the people were children aged 0 to 9 years old.
• About 14.6% were teenagers aged 10 to 19.
• Adults aged 20 to 29 made up about 12.3% of the population.
• People aged 30 to 39 were about 11.5%.
• The largest group was people aged 40 to 49, making up about 21.5%.
• About 9.2% were aged 50 to 59.
• Older adults aged 60 to 69 made up about 5.4%.
• Those aged 70 to 79 were about 6.9%.
• About 6.2% of the population was 80 years old or older.

How People Vote

In the 2007 federal election, the most popular political party was the CVP. They received 63.4% of the votes. The next most popular parties were the SVP (23.4%), the FDP (7.8%), and the SP (5.4%).

Education and Jobs

People in Switzerland generally have a good education. In Surcuolm, about 65.6% of adults (aged 25 to 64) have finished high school or gone on to higher education, like university.

Surcuolm has a very low unemployment rate, at only 0.49%. In 2005, 14 people worked in farming, which is the primary economic sector. There were 6 businesses in this area. Only 1 person worked in the secondary sector (like manufacturing), with 1 business. Most people, 47, worked in the tertiary sector (services), with 13 businesses.

Population Changes Over Time

The table below shows how the number of people living in Surcuolm has changed over many years:

See also

In Spanish: Surcuolm para niños