Feldis/Veulden

Feldis/Veulden is first mentioned around 1290-98 as Felden.[2]

Feldis/Veulden looking southwest

Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Feldis/Veulden has an area, as of 2006, of 7.6 km² (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on a terrace at an elevation of 1,469 m (4,820 ft) on the eastern side of the Hinterrhein valley. Until 1943 Feldis/Veulden was known as Feldis.[1]

Feldis/Veulden has a population (as of 2007) of 140, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%.[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Feldis/Veulden is; 14 people or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 16 people or 12.4% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 4.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 7.0% are 30 to 39, 32 people or 24.8% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 12.4% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 3.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (36.5%), the FDP (15.3%) and the CVP (5.2%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Feldis/Veulden about 80.7% 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]

Feldis/Veulden has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005, there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 31 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[3]

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

Since 1900, there has been a rapid shift from Romansh to German. Today, the municipality is predominantly German-speaking, with a small Romansh minority. As of 2000, 85.3% of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common (14.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).[3]

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