Felsberg, Switzerland

Felsberg
Coat of arms
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Location of Felsberg
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°28′E / 46.833°N 9.467°E / 46.833; 9.467Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°28′E / 46.833°N 9.467°E / 46.833; 9.467
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Imboden
Area
• Total	13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,476
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code	7012
SFOS number	3731
Surrounded by	Chur, Domat/Ems, Haldenstein, Pfäfers (SG), Tamins
Twin towns	Felsberg (Germany)
Website	www.felsberg.ch SFSO statistics

Felsberg (Romansh: Favugn) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Felsberg is first mentioned about 840 as in villa Fagonio. In 1290 it was mentioned, in German, as veltsperch.

Felsberg has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 13.4 km² (5.2 sq mi). Of this area, 20.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (31.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Trin sub-district of the Imboden district, it is in a small valley north of the Rhine and between Chur and Domat/Ems.

Felsberg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,476. As of 2007^[update], 8.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.2%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.7% male and 49.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Felsberg is; 256 people or 12.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 176 people or 8.7% are 10 to 14, and 155 people or 7.6% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 253 people or 12.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 336 people or 16.6% are 30 to 39, 319 people or 15.7% are 40 to 49, and 240 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 129 people or 6.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 107 people or 5.3% are 70 to 79, there are 49 people or 2.4% who are 80 to 89, there are 8 people or 0.4% who are 90 to 99, and 1 person or 0.0% who is 100 or more.