Ausserferrera
Encyclopedia
Ausserferrera is a village in the district of Hinterrhein
in the Swiss
canton
of Graubünden
. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Innerferrera
to form the municipality of Ferrera
.
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on the Averser branch of the Rhein. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Ausserferrera. In 2008 Ausserferrera merged with Innerferrera to form Ferrera.
, the gender distribution of the population was 54.3% male and 45.7% female. The age distribution, , in Ausserferrera is; 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. No one is 10 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 8.5% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 5 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 2 people or 4.3% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 17.0% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 21.3% are 70 to 79, there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 91.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(8.3%), the CVP
(0%) and the CVP
(0%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ausserferrera about 80% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
Ausserferrera has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 2 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 9 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Most of the population speaks German (93.6%), with French being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 2.1%).
Hinterrhein (district)
Hinterrhein District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of and has a population of .Hinterrhein District consists of five Kreise and twenty-eight municipalities...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Innerferrera
Innerferrera
Innerferrera is a village in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Ausserferrera to form the municipality of Ferrera.-Geography:...
to form the municipality of Ferrera
Ferrera
Ferrera is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of Innerferrera and Ausserferrera...
.
History
Ausserferrera is first mentioned in the middle 12th Century as Farreira. In 1837 it separated from Innerferrera to become an independent municipality.Geography
Ausserferrera has an area, , of 31.5 km² (12.2 sq mi). Of this area, 29.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (49.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is located on the Averser branch of the Rhein. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Ausserferrera. In 2008 Ausserferrera merged with Innerferrera to form Ferrera.
Demographics
Ausserferrera has a population of 46, all Swiss. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -24.6%., the gender distribution of the population was 54.3% male and 45.7% female. The age distribution, , in Ausserferrera is; 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. No one is 10 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 8.5% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 5 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 2 people or 4.3% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 17.0% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 21.3% are 70 to 79, there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 6.4% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 91.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(8.3%), the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(0%) and the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(0%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ausserferrera about 80% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Ausserferrera has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 2 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 9 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1808 | 110 |
| 1850 | 167 |
| 1900 | 107 |
| 1910 | 75 |
| 1950 | 78 |
| 1960 | 219 |
Languages
Until 1950, the village was almost completely Romansh-speaking, but today it is almost completely German-speaking.Most of the population speaks German (93.6%), with French being second most common ( 2.1%) and Italian being third ( 2.1%).
| Languages in Ausserferrera | ||||||
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
29 | 58.00 % | 28 | 58.33 % | 44 | 93.62 % |
| Romansh | 19 | 38.00 % | 17 | 35.42 % | 1 | 2.13 % |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
0 | 0.00 % | 2 | 4.17 % | 1 | 2.13 % |
| Population | 50 | 100 % | 48 | 100 % | 47 | 100 % |