Leggia

Leggia
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Leggia
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Coordinates: 46°15′N 9°9′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Moesa
Area [1]
• Total	9.15 km^2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population  (Dec 2015)
• Total	138
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6556
SFOS number	3833
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Cama, Grono, Verdabbio
Website	www.grono.ch SFSO statistics

Leggia is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.^[2]

History

Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as de Legia.^[3]

Geography

Leggia had an area, as of 2006^[update], of 9.2 km² (3.6 sq mi). Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (24.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district on the right bank of the Moesa river.

Demographics

Leggia had a population (as of 2015) of 138. As of 2008^[update], 6.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -16.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Italian (84.3%), with German being second most common (11.8%) and Spanish being third (2.4%).^[4]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.^[6] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Leggia is; 13 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 7 teenagers or 5.5% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 5.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 12 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 23 people or 18.1% are 30 to 39, 16 people or 12.6% are 40 to 49, and 15 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 13.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 7.9% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 3.9% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 1.6% who are 90 to 99.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election, the most popular party was the SP which received 32.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.1%), the CVP (21.9%) and the FDP (17.7%).^[4]

In Leggia, about 55.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[4]

Leggia has an unemployment rate of 1.67%. As of 2005^[update], there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 2 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

year	population
1826	72
1850	103
1900	123
1950	138
2000	127

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
3. Leggia in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 23-Oct-2009
5. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
6. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

External links

• Official website (in Italian)
• Leggia in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.