Flond

Flond is first mentioned in 1519 as Flant or Flond.[2]

Church of Flond

Aerial view (1970)

Flond has an area, as of 2006, of 2.1 km² (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.7% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.7%) is settled.[3]

The village is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.

Flond has a population (as of 2008) of 201, of which 7.5% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20.3%.[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 55.1% male and 44.9% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Flond is; 27 children or 15.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 25 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 7.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 34 people or 19.0% are between 30 and 39, 17 people or 9.5% are between 40 and 49, and 22 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 9.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 10.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 2.8% who are between 80 and 89.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.7%), the CVP (21.2%) and the FDP (12.9%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Flond about 76.2% 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]

Flond has an unemployment rate of 0.53%. As of 2005, there were 14 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2][5]

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (50.8%), with German being second most common (46.9%) and Danish being third ( 1.7%).[3] In the 19th century, the municipality was still monolingual (1880: 96.4%). This preponderance of Romansch remained strong through the first half of the 20th century (1941: 90.5%), but it has slipped in the second half of the century.

In 1990, there were also 12 persons (8.33%) that listed Portuguese as their native language.

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