Verdabbio

Verdabbio
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Verdabbio
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Coordinates: 46°16′N 9°09′E / 46.267°N 9.150°E / 46.267; 9.150
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Moesa
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Spadini
Area [1]
• Total	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Elevation	604 m (1,982 ft)
Population  (Dec 2015)
• Total	163
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	6538
SFOS number	3836
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Cama, Castaneda, Cauco, Gordona (IT-SO), Grono, Leggia, Lostallo, Santa Maria in Calanca
Website	www.grono.ch SFSO statistics

Verdabbio 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]

Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as Vertabio.^[3]

Verdabbio had an area, as of 2006^[update], of 13.1 km² (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 4.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (31.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

The former municipality is located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district.

Verdabbio had a population (as of 2015) of 163. As of 2008^[update], 11.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Italian (85.4%), with German being second most common (14.0%).^[4]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.^[6] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Verdabbio is; 18 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 8 teenagers or 4.9% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 7.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 35 people or 21.3% are 30 to 39, 17 people or 10.4% are 40 to 49, and 33 people or 20.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 11 people or 6.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 4.3% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.4%), the SVP (18.5%) and the FDP (10.1%).^[4]

In Verdabbio about 59.8% 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]

Verdabbio has an unemployment rate of 2.68%. As of 2005^[update], there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3][6]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Verdabbio.

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