Arvigo

Arvigo is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the south of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, next to Ticino. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.

History

Arvigo is first mentioned in 1453 as Arvicho.

Geography

Before the merger, Arvigo had a total area of 17.0 km² (6.6 sq mi). Of this area, 11.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district. It is the capital of the Val Calanca and also home to the local District Court. It consists of the village of Arvigo and since 1980 the hamlets of Landarenca.

Demographics

Arvigo had a population (as of 2013) of 87.As of 2008, 29.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -8.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (78.3%), with German being second most common (10.9%) and Portuguese being third ( 5.4%).