Fanas

File:ETH-BIB-Fanas v. S. aus 400 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003877.tif (1923)]]

Fanas is first mentioned in second half of the 12th Century as Phanaunes.

Fanas has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|21.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 45% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (17.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district on a terrace between Grüsch and Schiers. It consists of the linear village of Fanas.

Fanas has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 401.[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=px-d-01-2A01&ti=St%E4ndige+und+Nichtst%E4ndige+Wohnbev%F6lkerung+nach+Region%2C+Geschlecht%2C+Nationalit%E4t+und++Alter&path=../Database/German_01%20-%20Bev%F6lkerung/01.2%20-%20Bev%F6lkerungsstand%20und%20-bewegung/&lang=1&prod=01&openChild=true&secprod=2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter {{in lang|de}} accessed 10 December 2011 {{as of|2008}}, 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.7%.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904041839/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html |date=September 4, 2011 }} accessed 30-Oct-2009

{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx |date=September 24, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Fanas is; 47 children or 12.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 42 teenagers or 11.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 39 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 48 people or 12.7% are between 30 and 39, 62 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 55 people or 14.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 38 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 32 people or 8.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89 there is 1 person who is between 90 and 99.[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx |date=August 27, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (26.4%), the SP (19.9%) and the CVP (6.2%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fanas about 75.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Fanas has an unemployment rate of 0.94%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 34 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 26 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 28 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|1610|Fanas}}

Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (98.1%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and Swedish being third ( 0.5%). Originally the village spoke Romansh, but by the mid 16th Century the majority spoke German.

{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Fanas}}

• [http://www.fanas.ch/ Official Web site] {{in lang|de}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Grüsch

Category:Former municipalities of Graubünden