Mathon, Switzerland
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Mathon
| image_photo = Mathon.jpg
| municipality_type = former
| imagepath_coa = Mathon wappen.svg|pixel_coa=
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| canton = Graubünden
| iso-code-region = CH-GR
| district = Viamala
|coordinates = {{coord|46|38.17|N|9|24.85|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 7433
| municipality_code = 3708
| area = 15.13
| elevation = 865|elevation_description=
| population = 53 | populationof = December 2019 | popofyear = 2019
| website = www.mathon.ch
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| neighboring_municipalities= Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn, Safien, Tschappina
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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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch/de/home |title=Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden |year=2021 | work=bfs.admin.ch | publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |accessdate= 5 January 2021}}
History
Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as in Mentaune.{{HDS|1508|Mathon}}
Geography
Mathon had an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|15.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. 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).
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.[https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/grundlagen/agvch.assetdetail.1666963.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016] accessed 16 February 2017 The village is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) at an elevation of {{convert|1521|m|ft|abbr=on}} in the center of the upper Schamserberg region.
Demographics
Mathon had a population (as of 2019) of 53. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of 14.1%.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 7 October 2009
{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 56.4% male and 43.6% 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=2009-09-24 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, 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.[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=2009-08-27 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009
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%).
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).
Mathon has an unemployment rate of 0.83%. {{as of|2005}}, 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.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| class="wikitable" |
| year
! population |
|---|
| 1780
| 123 |
| 1850
| 111 |
| 1900
| 74 |
| 1950
| 65 |
| 2000
| 52 |
Languages
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks Romansh (53.8%), with the rest speaking German (46.2%). 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.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180831184753/http://www.mathon.ch/ Official Web site]
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