Pratval

Pratval is first mentioned in 1345 as Prau de Valle.

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Before the merger, Pratval had a total area of {{convert|0.8|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. It is the smallest municipality in Graubünden. Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of the settlements of Gross- and Kleinrietberg, Rietbach, Mühle and Hof. All five settlements are located on a plateau east of the Hinterrhine river.

Pratval had a population (as of 2013) of 254.[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 16 January 2015 {{as of|2008}}, 4.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.6%.

{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 44.0% male and 56.0% 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 Pratval is; 41 people or 17.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 people or 7.1% are 10 to 14, and 14 people or 5.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 17 people or 7.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 51 people or 21.3% are 30 to 39, 48 people or 20.0% are 40 to 49, and 15 people or 6.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 16 people or 6.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 13 people or 5.4% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89.[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 SPS which received 41.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (27.6%), the FDP (16.8%) and the CVP (6.9%).

In Pratval about 84.4% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Pratval has an unemployment rate of 0.14%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 15 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|1475|Pratval}}

Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (94.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 4.2%) and French being third ( 0.4%).

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Category:Former municipalities of Graubünden

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