Avers
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| Coordinates: 46°28′N 9°31′E / 46.467°N 9.517°ECoordinates: 46°28′N 9°31′E / 46.467°N 9.517°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Grisons | |
| District | Viamala | |
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| • Total | 93.13 km2 (35.96 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Cresta) | 1,960 m (6,430 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 168 | |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7446-48 | |
| SFOS number | 3681 | |
| Localities | Juf, Juppa, Am Bach, Pürt, Cresta Avers, Underplatta, Oberplatta, Cröt, Campsut, Ramsa (Madrisch), Stettli (Madrisch) | |
| Surrounded by | Bivio, Ferrera, Mulegns, Piuro (IT-SO), Bregaglia | |
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Avers (Romansh: Avras) is a high Alpine valley region and a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It includes Juf, the highest-altitude year-round settlement in Europe.
Avers is first mentioned in 1292 as Anue or Avre. In 1354 it was mentioned as Auers.
Avers has an area, as of 2006[update], of 93.1 km2 (35.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (44%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The following villages are part of the municipality: Campsut (and Maxsut, 1,668 m (5,472 ft) ), Cröt (1,715 m (5,627 ft)), Cresta (1,960 m (6,430 ft)), Pürt (1,921 m (6,302 ft)), Am Bach (1,959 m (6,427 ft)), Juppa (2,004 m (6,575 ft)), Podestatsch Hus (2,046 m (6,713 ft)) and Juf (2,126 m (6,975 ft)).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Hinterrhein district and is the capital and only municipality in the Avers sub-district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It includes the Jufer valley, the Averser branch of the Rhine as well as the side valleys of Madris and Bergalga.
Despite being surrounded by Romansh speaking areas and the Italian speaking side valley of Valle di Lei, the people here speak German due to the Walser immigrants that settled the higher and remote valleys in Graubünden after migrating from the west. Their culture can be followed on a multi-day hike through all of the Canton of Graubünden, called the Walserweg.
Avers has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 168. As of 2008[update], 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.1%.
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