municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Moesa
The Moesa is a river, a tributary of the Ticino, which flows through the Swiss cantons of Graubünden and Ticino.
It rises in Val Vignun near the San Bernardino Pass and descends, along with the A13 motorway, through the Val Mesolcina towar ...
in the
Swiss
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canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of
Arvigo
Arvigo is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the south of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, next to Ticino. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Cal ...
, Braggio,
Cauco
Cauco is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.
and
Selma
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merged to form the new municipality of
Calanca
Calanca is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History
Braggio is first mentioned in 1419 as ''Bragio''. It was part of the old municipality of Calanca until 1851 when it became an independent municipality.
Geography
Before the merger, Braggio had a total area of . Of this area, 9.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district on the left side of the Val Calanca. It is on a high meadow at an elevation of and can only be reached via a
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* Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable
** Aerial tramway
** Chairlift
** Gondola lift
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(since 1961) or a narrow
footpath
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.
Demographics
Braggio had a population (as of 2013) of 51.Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 January 2015 , 6.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17.6%. Most of the population () speaks Italian (77.4%), with German being second most common (17.7%) and French being third ( 4.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.Graubunden in Numbers accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Braggio is; 8 children or 12.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 7 teenagers or 11.3% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person is between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 8.1% of the population are 30 to 39, 16 people or 25.8% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 12.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5 people or 8.1% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 8.1% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics accessed 21 September 2009
In the
2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the SP which received 47.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (43.9%), the SVP (8.8%) and the FDP (0%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Braggio about 56.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
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'').
Braggio has an unemployment rate of 1.23%. , there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the
secondary sector
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and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 2 people are employed in the
tertiary sector
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, with 1 business in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Weather
Braggio has an average of 97.4 days of rain per year and on average receives of
precipitation
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. The wettest month is May during which time Braggio receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12 days. The driest month of the year is December with an average of of precipitation over 12 days., the weather station elevation is 1315 meters above sea level.