Feldis/Veulden

Geschichte

Feldis/Veulden is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Scheid merged with Feldis/Veulden, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.HistoryFeldis/Veulden is first mentioned around 1290-98 as Felden.GeographyFeldis/Veulden has an area, of 7.6km2. Of this area, 35.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) on a terrace at an elevation of 1469m on the eastern side of the Hinterrhein valley. Until 1943 Feldis/Veulden was known as Feldis.DemographicsFeldis/Veulden has a population of 140, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%., the gender distribution of the population was 42.9% male and 57.1% female. The age distribution, in Feldis/Veulden is; 14 people or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 16 people or 12.4% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 6 people or 4.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 9 people or 7.0% are 30 to 39, 32 people or 24.8% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 12.4% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 3.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99.