Feldis/Veulden

Feldis/Veulden
Former municipality of Switzerland
Feldis village center and fountain Feldis village center and fountain
Coat of arms of Feldis/Veulden Coat of arms
Feldis/Veulden
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Coordinates:
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Government
• Mayor	Gisula Tscharner
Area
• Total	7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Elevation	1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population
• Total	140
• Density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Postal code	7404
Surrounded by	Domat/Ems, Rothenbrunnen, Scheid
Website	www.feldis.ch

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.

History

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

Geography

File:Feldis2.jpg

Feldis/Veulden looking southwest

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).

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.

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%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 42.9% male and 57.1% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Feldis/Veulden is; 14 people or 10.9% of the population are between 0 to 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 to 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 to 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.

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%).

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).

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.

The historical population is given in the following table:

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%).

Languages in Feldis/Veulden
Language	Census of 1900		Census of 1970		Census of 1980		Census of 1990		Census of 2000
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
German	4	3.08%	73	48.03%	54	51.92%	89	74.17%	110	85.94%
Romansh	126	96.92%	75	49.34%	50	48.08%	31	25.83%	18	14.06%
Italian	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Population	130	100%	152	100%	104	100%	120	100%	128	100%

External links

• Official Web site