Almens (''
Romansh: Almen'') is a former
municipality
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in the district of
Hinterrhein in the
Swiss
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canton of
Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens,
Paspels
Paspels ( rm, Pasqual) 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 ...
,
Pratval
Pratval 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. ,
Rodels
Rodels ''( Romansh: Roten)'' is a former municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, located in the district of Hinterrhein. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to fo ...
and
Tomils
Tomils is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalit ...
merged to form the new municipality of
Domleschg
Domleschg is a municipality in the Viamala Region 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. .
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History
Almens is first mentioned in the first half of the 9th Century as ''de Lemenne''.
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Geography
Before the merger, Almens had a total area of .[ 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).][
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
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of Mulegns.
Demographics
Almens had a population (as of 2013) of 228.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 16 January 2015 , 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%.[
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.][Graubunden in Numbers]
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , 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.[Graubunden Population Statistics]
accessed 21 September 2009
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS
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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%).[
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
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Almens has an unemployment rate of 0.33%. , 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
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and there is 1 business in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 5 businesses in this sector.[
The historical population is given in the following table:][
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Languages
Almens used to belong to the Romansh-speaking part of Graubünden, but today it is practically completely German
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-speaking. , 95.9% of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common ( 2.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.5%).[Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 02-Oct-2009
References
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External links
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Populated places disestablished in 2015
2015 disestablishments in Switzerland
Domleschg