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Degen (, ) is a former
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
Degen had an area, , of . Of this area, 78.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7%) 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 about above the Glenner valley floor. It consists of the village of Degen and the
''Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter'' accessed 3 October 2012 , 5.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.6%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(73.7%), with German being second most common (20.6%) and Albanian being third ( 3.6%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 23-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Degen is; 30 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 34 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 6.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 34 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 36 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 40 people or 16.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 28 people or 11.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 4.9% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 0.8% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 60.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (16.2%), the FDP (14.9%) and the SP (8.1%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Degen about 59.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''
The Chapel of St. Sebastian is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 23-Nov-2009
Official Web site
* {{Authority control Lumnezia Former municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden
municipality
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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
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canton of Graubünden. Until 1983, it was officially known as Igels. The municipalities of Cumbel
Cumbel () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Switzerland, Degen, Lu ...
, Degen, Lumbrein
Lumbrein is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of ...
, Morissen
Morissen () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Switzerland, Degen, ...
, 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 ...
, Vignogn
Vignogn is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new munici ...
, Vella
Vella is a village and a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the ...
, and Vrin
Vrin () is a village and a former municipality in the Lumnezia. It belonged to the circle of Lugnez/Lumnezia in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, ...
merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia
Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of Graubünden. The former municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the ...
.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History
Degen is first mentioned about 840 as ''Higenae/Egenae''. Rumein was mentioned at about the same time as ''villa Ramnensis'', and in 1325 Vattiz was mentioned as ''Vatigis''.Geography
Degen had an area, , of . Of this area, 78.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7%) 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 about above the Glenner valley floor. It consists of the village of Degen and the hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...
of Rumein und Vattiz.
Coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms is ''Per bend Sable a Mullet Or and of the last a Bend embattled bretessé Sable in bend couped of the first.''Demographics
Degen had a population (as of 2011) of 235.Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB''Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter'' accessed 3 October 2012 , 5.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.6%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(73.7%), with German being second most common (20.6%) and Albanian being third ( 3.6%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 23-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Degen is; 30 children or 12.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 34 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 6.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 34 people or 13.8% are between 30 and 39, 36 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 40 people or 16.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 28 people or 11.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 4.9% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 0.8% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 60.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (16.2%), the FDP (14.9%) and the SP (8.1%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Degen about 59.7% 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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'').
Degen has an unemployment rate of 0.4%. , there were 42 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector
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and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 10 businesses in this sector.
Population change
Heritage sites of national significance
The Chapel of St. Sebastian is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.21.11.2008 version, accessed 23-Nov-2009
References
External links
Official Web site
* {{Authority control Lumnezia Former municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden