Rueun
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rueun  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Surselva |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.58 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 788 m (2,585 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
• Total | 414 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7156 |
| SFOS number | 3614 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Surrounded by | Andiast, Flond, Ilanz, Obersaxen, Pigniu, Schnaus, Siat, Waltensburg/Vuorz |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Rueun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.[1]
History
Rueun is first mentioned in 765 as Ruane.[2] Until 1943 Rueun was known as Ruis.[3]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. Andrew issuant holding a wooden saltire cross.[4] The motif of St. Andrew comes from the local Church of St. Andrew, which was under the authority of Disentis Abbey.
Geography
Before the merger, Rueun had a total area of 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi).[5] Of this area, 46% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The former municipality is located in the Ruis sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located in the Vorderrhein valley.
Demographics
Rueun had a population (as of 2011) of 414.[5] As of 2008[update], 8.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh (72.0%), with German being second most common (14.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 4.1%).[5]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Rueun is; 67 children or 14.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 52 teenagers or 11.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 44 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 88 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 69 people or 15.0% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 7.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 36 people or 7.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 23 people or 5.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.9% who are between 90 and 99.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 48.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (27.7%), the SP (12.4%) and the FDP (11.5%).[5]
In Rueun about 62.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5]
Rueun has an unemployment rate of 1.29%. As of 2005[update], there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 46 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 365 |
| 1900 | 371 |
| 1910 | 495 |
| 1950 | 501 |
| 2000 | 460 |
| 2010 | 420 |
References
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 13 December 2014
- ^ a b Rueun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:De icon accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 02-Dec-2009
- ^ a b c d e f g Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 January 2014 Cite error: The named reference "SFSO" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Template:De icon accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers Template:De icon accessed 21 September 2009
External links
- Rueun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.