Flond
# Flond

Flond is a village in the municipality of Mundaun in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Flond merged with Surcuolm to form the municipality of Mundaun.

## History

Flond is first mentioned in 1519 as Flant or Flond.

## Geography

Flond has an area, as of 2006, of 2.1 $km^2$ (0.81 sq mi). Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.7% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.7%) is settled.

The village is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.

## Demographics

Flond has a population (as of 2008) of 201, of which 7.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20.3%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 55.1% male and 44.9% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Flond is; 27 children or 15.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 25 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 7.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 34 people or 19.0% are between 30 and 39, 17 people or 9.5% are between 40 and 49, and 22 people or 12.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 9.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 10.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 5 people or 2.8% who are between 80 and 89.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.7%), the CVP (21.2%) and the FDP (12.9%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Flond about 76.2% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

Flond has an unemployment rate of 0.53%. As of 2005, there were 14 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:

| year | population |
| - | - |
| 1850 | 196 |
| 1900 | 193 |
| 1940 | 179 |
| 1950 | 162 |
| 1990 | 144 |
| 2000 | 179 |

## Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (50.8%), with German being second most common (46.9%) and Danish being third ( 1.7%). In the 19th century, the municipality was still monolingual (1880: 96.4%). This preponderance of Romansch remained strong through the first half of the 20th century (1941: 90.5%), but it has slipped in the second half of the century.

Languages in Flond :

| Language | 1980 Census | 1980 Census | 1990 Census | 1990 Census | 2000 Census | 2000 Census |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Language | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| German | 21 | 18.92% | 45 | 31.25% | 84 | 46.93% |
| Romansh | 88 | 79.28% | 78 | 54.17% | 91 | 50.84% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Population | 111 | 100% | 144 | 100% | 179 | 100% |

In 1990, there were also 12 persons (8.33%) that listed Portuguese as their native language.

