Language Situation in Canton

Language Situation in Communities

Language Diaspora

Language Infiltration

Languages in Graubünden / Grischun (Switzerland)- 1990
 
 
 

LANGUAGES	Speakers	Percent	Switzerland	Swiss %
German	113,611	65.34	4,374,694	63.6
Romansh	29,679	17.07	39,632	0.6
Italian	19,190	11.04	524,116	7.6
French	847	0.49	1,321,687	19.2
all Slavic	3906	2.27
other Germanic	1296	0.75
other Romance	2866	1.65
all others	2485	1.43
TOTALS	173,890		6,873,687

 

Compiled from 1990 Swiss Census (2.003-00.01); "Main Language" (Hauptsprache/Langue principale). The two right-hand columns are provided as a comparison of the four national languages in all of Switzerland.

Notes:
    1) the framing of questions in 1990 differed from previous census years and a drop in "Romansh" resulted. The actual number of Romansh speakers is probably close to the Lia Rumantscha estimate of 66,000, but the distribution is not quantified.
    2) the presence of non-national languages mostly reflects guest workers (i.e. Iberian Peninsula & former Yugoslavia).
    3) the total of 173,890 for the canton is the Wohnsitzkategorien 1 total (actual residence/employment).

Romansh population in the Canton.

Alphabetical list of communities (legal/territorial units) with total population and Romansh population from the 1990 Census (same question as above). The percentages represent the percent Romansh in that community and the percent of all Romansh in the Canton.

    Skip to CHUR (most populous -- columns 2 & 4)
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COMMUNE/ GEMEINDE	1990 Total-pop	1990 RR-pop	%RR /commune	%RR /total-GR
Almens	200	10	5.00	0.033
Alvaneu	380	109	28.68	0.363
Alvaschein	145	67	46.21	0.223
Andeer	593	87	14.67	0.290
Andiast	217	193	88.94	0.643
Ardez	393	288	73.28	0.960
Arosa	2,271	44	1.94	0.147
Arvigo	115	0	0.00	0.000
Ausserferrera	48	17	35.42	0.057
Avers	128	2	1.56	0.007
Bergün/Bravuogn	480	101	21.04	0.337
Bever	496	120	24.19	0.400
Bivio	223	20	8.97	0.067
Bonaduz	1,888	114	6.04	0.380
Bondo	161	0	0.00	0.000
Braggio	54	0	0.00	0.000
Breil/Brigels	1,186	978	82.46	3.260
Brienz	112	65	58.04	0.217
Brusio	1,528	12	0.79	0.040
Buseno	97	0	0.00	0.000
Calfreisen	54	0	0.00	0.000
Cama	374	0	0.00	0.000
Camuns	45	40	88.89	0.133
Castaneda	193	0	0.00	0.000
Castasegna	176	9	5.11	0.030
Castiel	109	1	0.92	0.003
Casti-Wergenstein	43	29	67.44	0.097
Castrisch	337	182	54.01	0.607
Cauco	30	0	0.00	0.000
Cazis	1,587	101	6.36	0.337
Celerina/Schlarigna	975	198	20.31	0.660
Chur	32,868	2,269	6.90	7.563
Churwalden	1,247	34	2.73	0.113
Clugin	33	5	15.15	0.017
Conters	201	2	1.00	0.007
Cumbel	257	218	84.82	0.727
Cunter	175	95	54.29	0.317
Davos	10,957	191	1.74	0.637
Degen	259	217	83.78	0.723
Disentis	2,176	1,707	78.45	5.690
Domat/Ems	6,442	1,016	15.77	3.387
Donath	117	85	72.65	0.283
Duvin	80	42	52.50	0.140
Falera	404	327	80.94	1.090
Fanas	346	0	0.00	0.000
Feldis/Veulden	122	31	25.41	0.103
Felsberg	1,772	71	4.01	0.237
Fideras	586	6	1.02	0.020
Filisur	413	14	3.39	0.047
Fläsch	415	2	0.48	0.007
Flerden	158	1	0.63	0.003
Flims	2,258	200	8.86	0.667
Flond	144	78	54.17	0.260
Ftan	453	263	58.06	0.877
Fuldera	105	87	82.86	0.290
Furna	198	1	0.51	0.003
Fürstenau	271	15	5.54	0.050
Grono	888	1	0.11	0.003
Grüsch	1,017	15	1.47	0.050
Guarda	165	119	72.12	0.397
Haldenstein	677	23	3.40	0.077
Hinterrhein	68	1	1.47	0.003
Igis	6,583	254	3.86	0.847
Ilanz	2,282	836	36.63	2.787
Innerferrera	51	4	7.84	0.013
Jenaz	1,076	8	0.74	0.027
Jenins	654	6	0.92	0.020
Klosters-Serneus	3,542	47	1.33	0.157
Küblis	801	10	1.25	0.033
La Punt-Chamues-ch	569	145	25.48	0.483
Laax	948	453	47.78	1.510
Ladir	90	61	67.78	0.203
Langwies	294	4	1.36	0.013
Lantsch/Lenz	453	197	43.49	0.657
Lavin	184	145	78.80	0.483
Leggia	118	0	0.00	0.000
Lohn	48	30	62.50	0.100
Lostallo	525	4	0.76	0.013
Lü	55	50	90.91	0.167
Lüen	82	0	0.00	0.000
Lumbrein	397	379	95.47	1.263
Luven	127	93	73.23	0.310
Luzein	1,059	4	0.38	0.013
Madulain	120	33	27.50	0.110
Maienfeld	1,990	25	1.26	0.083
Maladers	513	8	1.56	0.027
Malans	1,422	22	1.55	0.073
Malix	618	20	3.24	0.067
Marmorera	38	18	47.37	0.060
Masein	333	15	4.50	0.050
Mastrils	585	13	2.22	0.043
Mathon	49	39	79.59	0.130
Medel (Lucmagn)	427	387	90.63	1.290
Medels i.Rh.	34	0	0.00	0.000
Mesocco	1,087	3	0.28	0.010
Molinis	133	1	0.75	0.003
Mon	67	48	71.64	0.160
Morissen	231	220	95.24	0.733
Mulegns	37	27	72.97	0.090
Müstair	752	578	76.86	1.927
Mutten	81	1	1.23	0.003
Nufenen	121	0	0.00	0.000
Obersaxen	726	47	6.47	0.157
Pagig	75	2	2.67	0.007
Parpan	175	7	4.00	0.023
Paspels	358	31	8.66	0.103
Patzen-Fardün	54	34	62.96	0.113
Peist	174	2	1.15	0.007
Pignia	94	32	34.04	0.107
Pigniu	59	38	64.41	0.127
Pitasch	94	70	74.47	0.233
Pontresina	1,604	194	12.09	0.647
Portein	30	0	0.00	0.000
Poschiavo	4,034	22	0.55	0.073
Praden	103	1	0.97	0.003
Pratval	178	3	1.69	0.010
Präz	145	10	6.90	0.033
Ramosch	442	363	82.13	1.210
Rhäzüns	1,018	174	17.09	0.580
Riein	89	55	61.80	0.183
Riom-Parsonz	297	234	78.79	0.780
Rodels	222	10	4.50	0.033
Rona	58	36	62.07	0.120
Rongellen	48	1	2.08	0.003
Rossa	108	1	0.93	0.003
Rothenbrunnen	330	32	9.70	0.107
Roveredo	2,010	5	0.25	0.017
Rueun	470	311	66.17	1.037
Ruschein	342	277	80.99	0.923
Saas	620	2	0.32	0.007
Safien	343	6	1.75	0.020
Sagogn	611	362	59.25	1.207
Salouf	185	152	82.16	0.507
Samedan	2,875	649	22.57	2.163
Samnaun	638	10	1.57	0.033
San Vittore	611	0	0.00	0.000
Sarn	148	4	2.70	0.013
Savognin	877	546	62.26	1.820
Says	160	4	2.50	0.013
S-chanf	504	336	66.67	1.120
Scharans	702	22	3.13	0.073
Scheid	115	42	36.52	0.140
Schiers	2,400	24	1.00	0.080
Schlans	85	69	81.18	0.230
Schluein	475	289	60.84	0.963
Schmitten	252	3	1.19	0.010
Schnaus	79	40	50.63	0.133
Scuol	1,889	1,087	57.54	3.623
Seewis	1,113	4	0.36	0.013
Selma	112	0	0.00	0.000
Sent	770	567	73.64	1.890
Sevgein	194	121	62.37	0.403
Siat	187	143	76.47	0.477
Sils i.D.	794	34	4.28	0.113
Sils i.E./Segl	498	122	24.50	0.407
Silvaplana	720	141	19.58	0.470
Soazza	353	1	0.28	0.003
Soglio	216	2	0.93	0.007
Splügen	381	18	4.72	0.060
St. Antönien	126	0	0.00	0.000
St. Antönien-Ascharina	190	2	1.05	0.007
St. Martin	35	6	17.14	0.020
St. Moritz	5,426	338	6.23	1.127
St. Peter	130	5	3.85	0.017
Sta. Maria i.C.	31	0	0.00	0.000
Sta. Maria V.M.	369	259	70.19	0.863
Stampa	488	12	2.46	0.040
Stierva	100	75	75.00	0.250
Sufers	111	1	0.90	0.003
Sumvitg	1,355	1,208	89.15	4.027
Sur	87	66	75.86	0.220
Surava	210	45	21.43	0.150
Surcasti	73	67	91.78	0.223
Surcuolm	93	63	67.74	0.210
Susch	203	159	78.33	0.530
Tamins	1,112	62	5.58	0.207
Tarasp	241	102	42.32	0.340
Tartar	161	4	2.48	0.013
Tenna	96	2	2.08	0.007
Tersnaus	72	45	62.50	0.150
Thusis	2,646	136	5.14	0.453
Tiefencastel	239	102	42.68	0.340
Tinizong	281	191	67.97	0.637
Trans	65	11	16.92	0.037
Trimmis	2,177	65	2.99	0.217
Trin	922	270	29.28	0.900
Trun	1,357	1,094	80.62	3.647
Tschappina	140	2	1.43	0.007
Tschiertschen	187	2	1.07	0.007
Tschierv	147	125	85.03	0.417
Tschlin	515	313	60.78	1.043
Tujetsch	1,337	1,121	83.84	3.737
Tumegl/Tomils	260	17	6.54	0.057
Untervaz	1,818	40	2.20	0.133
Uors-Peiden	81	60	74.07	0.200
Urmein	81	2	2.47	0.007
Valchava	204	167	81.86	0.557
Valendas	292	7	2.40	0.023
Vals	863	18	2.09	0.060
Valzeina	128	0	0.00	0.000
Vaz/Obervaz	2,311	368	15.92