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Versam
Coat of arms of Versam
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Versam is located in Switzerland
Versam
Versam
Location in Switzerland
Versam is located in Canton of Graubünden
Versam
Versam
Location in Canton of Graubünden
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Surselva
Area
 • Total 16.77 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Elevation
909 m (2,982 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total 226
 • Density 13.48/km2 (34.90/sq mi)
Postal code
7104
Surrounded by Bonaduz, Flims, Präz, Rhäzüns, Safien, Sagogn, Tenna, Trin, Valendas

Versam is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.

History

Versam is first mentioned in 1050 as a valle Versamia.

Geography

Versam had an area, as of 2006, of 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi). Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 70.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located above the Vorderrhein canyon at the entrance to the Safien Valley. It consists of the linear village of Versam and the hamlets of Versam-Station, Arezen, Calörtsch and Sculms.

Hayfield in Heidiruti (ground view)
Hay field in Versam
Rafting to Versam
Rafting from Ilanz to Versam

Demographics

Versam Kirche
Versam village church
Hay farmer in Versam
Hay farmer in Versam

As of 2011, Versam had a population of 226. The historical population is as follows:

year population
2000 255
1950 354
1900 316
1850 396
1803 357

As of 2008, 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.

As of 2000:

  • most of the population speaks Swiss German (98.0%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.4%).
  • the gender distribution was 48.6% male and 51.4% female.
  • the age distribution was as follows:
Age group Population  % of total
Children (0-9yrs) 35 13.7%
Teenagers (10-19yrs) 33 12.9%
Adults (20-29yrs) 12 4.7%
Adults (30-39yrs) 41 16.1%
Adults (40-49yrs) 36 14.1%
Adults (50-59yrs) 25 9.8%
Seniors (60-69yrs) 29 11.4%
Seniors (70-79yrs) 25 9.8%
Seniors (80-89yrs) 15 5.9%
Seniors (90-99yrs) 4 1.6%

Education

In Versam about 78.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). The nearest fachhochschules to Versam are in Chur, such as the Chur University of Applied Sciences and Fachhochschule Graubünden.

Economy

Lindner Unitrac 95L in Versam
Hay truck in Versam

As of 2005, Versam has an unemployment rate of 0.52%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:

Sector People Employed Businesses Involved
Primary (raw materials) 41 17
Secondary (manufacturing) 7 3
Tertiary (service) 52 9

Transportion

Versam-Safien station, on the line of the Rhaetian Railway that links Chur and Disentis, is located and some 250 metres (820 ft) lower than the village of Versam, and about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the north. To solve this, a PostAuto bus service provides a direct connection between the railway station and the village, as well as to Thalkirch and Tenna.

Versam was connected to Tenna in 1994 with the completion of the Aclatobel Tunnel.

2011-07-25 11-35-47 Versam Station
Versam-Safien station on the valley floor
Versam-Safien Train Station
PostAuto departing from Versam-Safien station
Acla Road (Tenna to Versam)
Acla Road (Tenna to Versam)

Gallery

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Versam para niños

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