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Ausserferrera ( rm, Farera) is a village in
Ausserferrera has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (49.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on the Averser branch of the
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Ausserferrera is; 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. No one is 10 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 8.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 2 people or 4.3% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 17.0% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 21.3% are 70 to 79, there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 Swiss federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 91.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (8.3%), the CVP (0%) and the CVP (0%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ausserferrera about 80% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a '' Fachhochschule''). Ausserferrera has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 2 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. people are employed in the
accessed 06-Oct-2009
Hinterrhein District
Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of and had a population of 13,179 in 2015. Much of the district became part of the Viamala Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a ...
in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label=Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Surmiran, (Can ...
. An independent municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Innerferrera to form the municipality of Ferrera
Ferrera is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of Innerferrera and Ausserferrera. Geographically, it covers the entire Ferrera valley.
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History
Ausserferrera is first mentioned in the middle 12th century as ''Farreira''. In 1837 it separated from Innerferrera to become an independent municipality.Geography
Ausserferrera has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (49.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on the Averser branch of the Rhein
Rhein may refer to:
Places
* Rhine, a major river in Europe (german: Rhein, link=no)
* Rhein, a village in the municipality of Morsbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
* Rhein (Ostpreussen), a former name of the town Ryn in Poland
Ships
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. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Ausserferrera. In 2008 Ausserferrera merged with Innerferrera to form Ferrera.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
Demographics
Ausserferrera has a population () of 46, all Swiss. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -24.6%. , the gender distribution of the population was 54.3% male and 45.7% female.Graubunden in Numbersaccessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Ausserferrera is; 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. No one is 10 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 8.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 2 people or 4.3% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 17.0% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 21.3% are 70 to 79, there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 Swiss federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 91.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (8.3%), the CVP (0%) and the CVP (0%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ausserferrera about 80% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a '' Fachhochschule''). Ausserferrera has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 2 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. people are employed in the
secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are businesses in this sector. 9 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 3 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Languages
Until 1950, the village was almost completely Romansh-speaking, but today it is almost completely German-speaking. Most of the population () speaks German (93.6%), with French being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 2.1%).Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 06-Oct-2009
References
External links
* * {{authority control Ferrera Villages in Graubünden Former municipalities of Graubünden