Cumbel

Cumbel
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Cumbel
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°11′E / 46.717°N 9.183°E / 46.717; 9.183Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°11′E / 46.717°N 9.183°E / 46.717; 9.183
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation	1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	238
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal code	7142
SFOS number	3592
Surrounded by	Duvin, Luven, Morissen, Pitasch, Sevgein, Suraua, Vella
Website	www.cumbel.ch SFSO statistics

Cumbel ( [ˈkʊmbəl] ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.

Cumbel is first mentioned about 825 as Cumble. Until 1983, the municipality was officially known as Cumbels.

The description of the municipal coats of arms is Gules the Women's Gate Argent with roof and open portcullis Sable.

The women's gate (Porclas Cumbel) is the most important monument of the valley. It owes its name to the legendary battle of the women of Lugnez, in the feud between Werdenberg and Belmont.

Cumbel had an area, as of 2006^[update], of 4.5 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 46.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).