Masein

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Municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland

Masein

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Coordinates: 46°42′N 9°25′E﻿ / ﻿46.700°N 9.417°E﻿ / 46.700; 9.417
Country| Switzerland
Canton| Graubünden
District| Viamala
Area

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• Total

| 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation

| 865 m (2,838 ft)
Population

(31 December 2018)[2]

• Total

| 488
• Density| 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)|

7425

SFOS number| 3663
ISO 3166 code| CH-GR
Surrounded by| Cazis, Flerden, Portein, Tartar, Thusis, Urmein
Website| www.masein.ch
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Masein (Romansh: Masagn) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

## History

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Masein is first mentioned in 1156 as de Medezenu.[3]

## Geography

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Masein has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.[5] It is located on the lower Heinzenberg and consists of the two settlements of Ober- and Unter-Masein and the hamlets of Dalaus, Cresta und Lochmüli.

## Demographics

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Masein has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 500.[6] As of 2008[update], 2.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.9%.[4]

As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Masein is; 46 people or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 29 people or 7.9% are 10 to 14, and 37 people or 10.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 38 people or 10.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 60 people or 16.4% are 30 to 39, 70 people or 19.1% are 40 to 49, and 47 people or 12.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 21 people or 5.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 3.3% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 1.4% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (33.6%), the FDP (14.8%) and the CVP (11.4%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Masein about 80.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Masein has an unemployment rate of 1.21%. As of 2005[update], there were 32 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 47 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 11 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year  | population

|

1803  | 198
1850  | 282
1900  | 228
1950  | 270
2000  | 366
2010  | 409

## Languages

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Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 3.3%) and Dutch being third ( 1.4%).[4]

Languages in Masein  Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000

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Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent
German | 188 | 82.82% | 306 | 91.89% | 339 | 92.62%
Romanish | 26 | 11.45% | 15 | 4.50% | 12 | 3.28%
Italian | 6 | 2.64% | 3 | 0.90% | 1 | 0.27%
Population | 227 | 100% | 333 | 100% | 366 | 100%

## References

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1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. ^ a b Masein in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 7 October 2009
5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
7. ^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
8. ^ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

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## External links

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Municipalities in the Viamala Region, Switzerland

* Andeer
* Avers
* Cazis
* Domleschg
* Ferrera
* Flerden
* Fürstenau
* Masein
* Muntogna da Schons
* Rheinwald
* Rongellen
* Rothenbrunnen
* Scharans
* Sils im Domleschg
* Sufers
* Thusis
* Tschappina
* Urmein
* Zillis-Reischen

* Graubünden
* Regions of Canton Graubünden
* Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden

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