Duvin (german: Duvin ), rm, Duin ) is a former

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 ...

in the district of

Surselva Surselva Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton.Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina *Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses *Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports *Swiss Internation ...

canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Duvin,

Castrisch Castrisch () is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Until 1943, it was officially known as Kästris. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riei ...

Ilanz Ilanz ( rm, Glion) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The former municipality of Ilanz was congruent with the town of Ilanz. On 1 January 1978, the former municipality of Strada merged into ...

Ladir Ladir is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ladir, Castrisch, Ilanz, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun an ...

Luven Luven (formerly known as ''Luvis'') is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Luven, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sev ...

Pitasch Pitasch is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pitasch, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, ...

Riein Riein () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Riein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgei ...

Ruschein Ruschein (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ruschein, Castrisch, Ilan ...

Schnaus Schnaus is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Schnaus, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueu ...

Sevgein Sevgein (; german: Seewis im Oberland) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Sevgein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Sch ...

Pigniu Pigniu (german: Panix) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, ...

Rueun Rueun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, ...

and

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merged into the new municipality of

Ilanz/Glion Ilanz/Glion (german: Ilanz ; rm, Glion ) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, ...

.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 13 December 2014

History

Duvin is first mentioned about 840 as ''Auna''. In 1290 it was mentioned as ''Aiuns''.

Geography

Before the merger, Duvin had a total area of . Of this area, 22% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is on a terrace above the right side of the Lugnez valley. It is separated from

Camuns Camuns () is a village in the municipality of Suraua, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. It used to be an independent municipality before merging on 1 January 2002 to become part of Suraua Suraua is a former municipality in the district of ...

(a village in

Suraua Suraua is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The former municipality was formed on January 1, 2002, through the union of Camuns, Surcasti, Tersnaus, and Uors-Peiden. The municipalities ...

) and

by deep canyons.

Demographics

Duvin had a population (as of 2011) of 84.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 23 January 2014 , 1.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(48.8%), with German being second most common (47.5%) and Italian being third ( 2.5%). , the gender distribution of the population was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Duvin is; 9 children or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 15 teenagers or 18.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 7.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 20.0% are between 30 and 39, 13 people or 16.3% are between 40 and 49, and 8 people or 10.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 9 people or 11.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, no one is between 70 and 79, while there are 2 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89 and there are 2 people or 2.5% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the

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the most popular party was the SVP which received 74.2% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (12.5%) and the FDP (6.7%). About 69.6% of Duvin's population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Duvin has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. People are employed in the

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and there are businesses in this sector. people are employed in the

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, with businesses in this sector.

Dunvin route

"Duvin" or "Dun vin" is a route in the Lavaux region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was developed mostly by monks about 800 years ago. The vineyards of Lavaux can be traced back to the 11th century.

References

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