Mathon | |
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Coordinates: 46°38.17′N9°24.85′E / 46.63617°N 9.41417°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
District | Viamala |
Area | |
• Total | 15.13 km2 (5.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 865 m (2,838 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018) [2] | |
• Total | 51 |
• Density | 3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 7433 |
SFOS number | 3708 |
Surrounded by | Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn, Safien, Tschappina |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Mathon(Romansh: Maton) is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipality of Muntogna da Schons. [3]
Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as in Mentaune. [4]
Mathon had an area, as of 2006 [update] , of 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi). Of this area, 66.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). [5]
Before 2017, the former municipality was located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. [6] The village is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) at an elevation of 1,521 m (4,990 ft) in the center of the upper Schamserberg region.
Mathon had a population (as of 2019) of 53. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of 14.1%. [5]
As of 2000 [update] , the gender distribution of the population was 56.4% male and 43.6% female. [7] The age distribution, as of 2000 [update] , in Mathon is; 12 people or 23.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 11.5% are 10 to 14, and 1 person or 1.9% is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 3 people or 5.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 8 people or 15.4% are 30 to 39, 6 people or 11.5% are 40 to 49, and 2 people or 3.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 11.5% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 1.9% who is 80 to 89, and 1 person who is 90 to 99. [8]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.2%), the FDP (12.3%) and the CVP (1.5%). [5]
In Mathon about 78.3% 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]
Mathon has an unemployment rate of 0.83%. As of 2005 [update] , there were 17 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. [5]
The historical population is given in the following table: [4]
year | population |
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1780 | 123 |
1850 | 111 |
1900 | 74 |
1950 | 65 |
2000 | 52 |
Most of the population (as of 2000 [update] ) speaks Romansh (53.8%), with the rest speaking German (46.2%). [5] The municipality is about evenly divided between German-speaking and Romansh-speaking population. Although 87% of the population understands Romansch, German is now the sole official language.
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