Luven (formerly known as ''Luvis'') is a former municipality in the district of

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of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Luven, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein,

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, Pigniu, Rueun and

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merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 13 December 2014

History

Luven is first mentioned in 765 as ''Lobene''.

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms is a red field with a white Bible with black

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letters on it. It represents the conversion of the village to the Protestant Reformation.

Geography

Before the merger, Luven had a total area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. Before 2000 it was part of the Glenner district. It is located on the eastern slope of the

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. Until 1943 Luven was known by its German name as ''Luvis''.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009

Demographics

Luven had a population (as of 2011) of 199.
accessed 23 January 2014 , 2.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.7%. Most of the population () speaks the

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dialect of Romansh (59.6%), with German being second most common (35.0%) and Albanian being third (3.8%). , the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Luven is; 33 children or 18.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 9.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 21 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 25 people or 13.7% are between 30 and 39, 25 people or 13.7% are between 40 and 49, and 18 people or 9.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 10.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 7 people or 3.8% who are between 80 and 89 there is 1 person who is between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the

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the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.7%), the FDP (9.7%) and the CVP (8.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Luven about 65.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Luven has an unemployment rate of 0.32%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 9 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

References

External links

Official website
* {{Authority control Ilanz/Glion Former municipalities of Graubünden