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Pagig is a village in the district of Plessur in the
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
Pagig has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The village is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg.
accessed 28-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 61.9% male and 38.1% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Pagig is; 4 children or 5.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 21.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 6.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7 people or 9.0% are between 30 and 39, 9 people or 11.5% are between 40 and 49, and 12 people or 15.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 9 people or 11.5% who are between 80 and 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the
canton
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of Graubünden, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring St. Peter
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, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
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to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreis ...
.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
History
Pagig is first mentioned in 1160 as ''de Puigo''. Formerly, in Romansh, it was known as ''Pagiai''.Geography
Pagig has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The village is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg.
Demographics
Pagig has a population () of 63, of which 9.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -23.2%. All of the population () speaks German.Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 28-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 61.9% male and 38.1% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Pagig is; 4 children or 5.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 21.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 6.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7 people or 9.0% are between 30 and 39, 9 people or 11.5% are between 40 and 49, and 12 people or 15.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 5 people or 6.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 9 people or 11.5% who are between 80 and 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the
2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.6%), the FDP (14.1%) and the CVP (8.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Pagig about 55.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final ph ...
or additional higher education (either University or a ''Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
'').
Pagig has an unemployment rate of 0.63%. , there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 2 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
References
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