Mathon ''( Romansh: Maton)'' is a former

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in the

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in the

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canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of

Casti-Wergenstein Casti-Wergenstein or Casti-Vargistagn 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 municipali ...

, Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipality of

Muntogna da Schons Muntogna da Schons is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein Casti-Wergenstein or Casti-Vargistagn is a former municipality in the Viamala Region ...

History

Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as ''in Mentaune''.

Geography

Mathon had an area, , of . 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.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 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%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 7 October 2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 56.4% male and 43.6% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , 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.Graubunden Population Statistics
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 A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...

''). Mathon has an unemployment rate of 0.83%. , 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 In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...

and there are businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...

, with 3 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

Languages

Most of the population () 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

External links

Official Web site
{{Authority control Muntogna da Schons Former municipalities of Graubünden