Feldis/Veulden

Feldis/Veulden is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Scheid merged with Feldis/Veulden, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.[1]

Feldis/Veulden
Former municipality of Switzerland
Feldis village center and fountain
Coat of arms
Location of Feldis/Veulden
Feldis/Veulden
Feldis/Veulden
Coordinates: 46°47′N 9°25′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictHinterrhein
Government
 • MayorGisula Tscharner
Area
 • Total7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation
1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total140
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7404
SFOS number3632
Surrounded byDomat/Ems, Rothenbrunnen, Scheid
Websitewww.feldis.ch

History

Feldis/Veulden is first mentioned around 1290-98 as Felden.[2]

Geography
Feldis/Veulden looking southwest
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

Feldis/Veulden has an area, as of 2006, of 7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on a terrace at an elevation of 1,469 m (4,820 ft) on the eastern side of the Hinterrhein valley. Until 1943 Feldis/Veulden was known as Feldis.[1]

Demographics

Feldis/Veulden has a population (as of 2007) of 140, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%.[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 42.9% male and 57.1% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Feldis/Veulden is; 14 people or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 16 people or 12.4% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 4.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 7.0% are 30 to 39, 32 people or 24.8% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 12.4% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 3.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 41.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (36.5%), the FDP (15.3%) and the CVP (5.2%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Feldis/Veulden about 80.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]

Feldis/Veulden has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005, there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 31 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1803 156
1850 164
1900 130
1950 176
1980 107
2000 129

Languages

Since 1900, there has been a rapid shift from Romansh to German. Today, the municipality is predominantly German-speaking, with a small Romansh minority. As of 2000, 85.3% of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common (14.0%) and French being third ( 0.8%).[3]

Languages in Feldis/Veulden
LanguageCensus of 1900Census of 1970Census of 1980Census of 1990Census of 2000
NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
German43.08%7348.03%5451.92%8974.17%11085.94%
Romansh12696.92%7549.34%5048.08%3125.83%1814.06%
Italian00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%
Population130100%152100%104100%120100%128100%

References
  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  2. Feldis/Veulden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine accessed 02-Oct-2009
  4. Graubunden in Numbers Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  5. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
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