Roveredo

Roveredo is a municipality in the district of Moesa in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Geography

Roveredo has an area, as of 2006, of 38.8 km² (15.0 sq mi). Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 75% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (13.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

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

Demographics

Roveredo has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 2,478.As of 2008, 16.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (93.0%), with German being second most common ( 3.2%) and French being third ( 0.7%).

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Roveredo is; 212 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 101 teenagers or 4.8% are 10 to 14, and 88 teenagers or 4.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 254 people or 12.0% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 352 people or 16.7% are 30 to 39, 291 people or 13.8% are 40 to 49, and 299 people or 14.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 243 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 150 people or 7.1% are 70 to 79, there are 85 people or 4.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 33 people or 1.6% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 32.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (27.7%), the CVP (21.7%) and the FDP (17.1%).