Innerferrera ( rm, Calantgil) is a village in the district of

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in the

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of Graubünden. Previously an independent

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, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring Ausserferrera to form the municipality of Ferrera.

History

Innerferrera is first mentioned in 1556 as ''Canicül''.

Geography

Innerferrera has an area, , of . Of this, 22.9% is used for agricultural purposes, 11.7% is forested, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads), and the remainder (65%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is a ''haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on the Averser branch of the

Rhine The Rhine ; french: Rhin ; nl, Rijn ; wa, Rén ; li, Rien; rm, label=Sursilvan, Rein, rm, label=Sutsilvan and Surmiran, Ragn, rm, label=Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader and Puter, Rain; it, Reno ; gsw, Rhi(n), including in Alsatian dialect, Al ...

. In 2008 Innerferrera merged with Ausserferrera to form Ferrera.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 The dam of the Lago di Lei, in the

Valle di Lei Lago di Lei is a reservoir in the Valle di Lei, powering the Hinterrhein Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, storage power stations. The reservoir is almost entirely in Italy, but the barrage was built on territory ceded by Italy to Switzerland (muni ...

, is located on its territory.

Demographics

Innerferrera has a population () of 038, of which 5.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -35.6%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 7 October 2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 60.5% male and 39.5% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Innerferrera is; 9 people or 18.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 12.2% are 10 to 14, and no one is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 2 people or 4.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 8 people or 16.3% are 30 to 39, 8 people or 16.3% are 40 to 49, and 6 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 3 people or 6.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 6.1% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 8.2% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 72.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.2%), the SPS (5.5%) and the FDP (3.6%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Innerferrera about 84% 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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''). Innerferrera has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were people employed in the primary economic sector and about businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 5 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: : Population increase due to construction of the dam at Valle di Lei

Languages

Most of the population () speaks German (93.9%), with Romansh being second most common ( 4.1%) and English being third ( 2.0%).

Weather

Innerferrera has an average of 118.2 days of rain per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is August during which time Innerferrera receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.3, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.2 days., the weather station elevation is 1475 meters above sea level.

References

External links

* {{authority control Ferrera Villages in Graubünden Former municipalities of Graubünden