Castasegna
Castasegna | |
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Maloja | |
Area | |
• Total | 678 km2 (262 sq mi) |
Elevation | 696 m (2,283 ft) |
Population (December 2008) | |
• Total | 191 |
• Density | 0.28/km2 (0.73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 7608 |
SFOS number | 3773 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
Surrounded by | Bondo, Soglio, Villa di Chiavenna (IT-SO) |
Website | SFSO statistics |
Castasegna (
History
Castasegna is first mentioned in 1374 as Castexegnia.[1]
Geography
Castasegna has an area, as of 2006[update], of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 19.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (38.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district in the lower section of the Bergell valley. It consists of the
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Bondo, Castasegna, Soglio, Stampa, and Vicosoprano merged into a new municipality of as Bregaglia.[3]
Demographics
Castasegna has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 191, of which 8.4% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -11.8%.[2]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 46.4% male and 53.6% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Castasegna is; 20 children or 10.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 20 teenagers or 10.5% are 10 to 14, and 6 teenagers or 3.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 10 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 41 people or 21.6% are 30 to 39, 28 people or 14.7% are 40 to 49, and 16 people or 8.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 10.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 18 people or 9.5% are 70 to 79, there are 9 people or 4.7% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 1.6% who are 90 to 99.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 46.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (29.9%), the FDP (18.5%) and the CVP (4.7%).[2]
In Castasegna about 70.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Castasegna has an unemployment rate of 0.69%. As of 2005[update], there were 14 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 64 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
year | population |
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1850 | 207 |
1900 | 239 |
1910 | 261 |
1950 | 197 |
1980 | 174 |
2000 | 190 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (80.0%), with German being second most common (15.8%) and Romansh being third ( 3.2%).[2] Traditionally, the Italian spoken in Castasegna is a Lombard dialect. Since the early 20th Century the municipality had a German-speaking minority.
Languages in Castasegna GR | ||||||
Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
German | 44 | 25.29% | 41 | 23.30% | 30 | 15.79% |
Romansh | 14 | 8.05% | 9 | 5.11% | 6 | 3.16% |
Italian | 115 | 66.09% | 126 | 71.59% | 152 | 80.00% |
Population | 174 | 100% | 176 | 100% | 190 | 100% |
Industry
Sights
Castasegna has the largest
References
- ^ a b Castasegna in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed 19-Oct-2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
External links
- Castasegna in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.