Chapella

S-chanf
Coat of arms
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Location of S-chanf
Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°59′E / 46.617°N 9.983°E / 46.617; 9.983Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°59′E / 46.617°N 9.983°E / 46.617; 9.983
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Maloja
Area
• Total	138.04 km2 (53.30 sq mi)
Elevation	1,660 m (5,450 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	694
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Postal code	7525
SFOS number	3788
Surrounded by	Bergün/Bravuogn, Davos, Livigno (IT-SO), Madulain, Susch, Zernez, Zuoz
Website	www.s-chanf.ch SFSO statistics

S-chanf ( [ʃtɕaɱf] ; German: Scanfs; Italian: Scanevo) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Localities in S-chanf municipality include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel.

S-chanf is first mentioned around 1137-39 as Scaneves. In 1356 it was mentioned as Scanevo. The Romansh name S-chanf is pronounced [ʃtɕanf]. The German Scanfs was official until 1943. Chapella is the site of a chapel mentioned in 1209. Susauna is mentioned as Sauzana in 1285.

S-chanf has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 138 km² (53 sq mi). Of this area, 23.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district along the Inn river and at the mouth of the Casanna pass. After 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. It consists of the linear village of S-chanf with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village elevation is 1,662 meters (5,453 ft).