Almens

Almens
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Almens
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Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°27′E / 46.733°N 9.450°E / 46.733; 9.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Wespi
Area
• Total	8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Elevation	787 m (2,582 ft)
Population  (Dec 2013)
• Total	228
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7416
SFOS number	3631
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Churwalden, Fürstenau, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels, Scharans, Trans, Vaz/Obervaz
Website	www.domleschg.ch SFSO statistics

Almens (Romansh: Almen) is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.^[1]

Almens is first mentioned in the first half of the 9th Century as de Lemenne.^[2]

Before the merger, Almens had a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 sq mi).^[3] Of this area, 33.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

The former municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on a high terrace above the right bank of the Hinterrhein. It consists of the village of Almens and the hamlet of Mulegns.

Almens had a population (as of 2013) of 228.^[3] As of 2007^[update], 1.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.2%.^[3]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.^[4] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Almens is; 25 people or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 10 people or 4.6% are 10 to 14, and 15 people or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 18 people or 8.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 34 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 42 people or 19.4% are 40 to 49, and 31 people or 14.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 4.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 18 people or 8.3% are 70 to 79, there are 12 people or 5.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 0.9% who are 90 to 99.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 38.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.5%), the FDP (23%) and the CVP (9.5%).^[3]

In Almens, about 76.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Almens has an unemployment rate of 0.33%. As of 2005^[update], there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2][4]

Almens used to belong to the Romansh-speaking part of Graubünden, but today it is practically completely German-speaking. As of 2000^[update], 95.9% of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common ( 2.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).^[6]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Almens.

• Official Web site
• Almens in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.