Lohn (Grisons)

Geschichte

Lohn is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.HistoryLohn is first mentioned in mid-12th Century as Laune and Lune. In 1219 it was mentioned as de Laone.GeographyLohn has an area, of 8.1km2. Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located at an elevation of 1582m on the upper Schamserberg.DemographicsLohn has a population of. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.7%., the gender distribution of the population was 44.0% male and 56.0% female. The age distribution, in Lohn is; 5 people or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 9 people or 18.0% are 10 to 14, and people or 0.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 2.0% of the population is between 20 and 29 years old. 5 people or 10.0% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 18.0% are 40 to 49, and 1 person or 2.0% is 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 20.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 20.0% are 70 to 79.In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.9%), the SPS (21.8%) and the CVP (4.2%).