Flerden

Flerden
Coat of arms
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Location of Flerden
Coordinates: 46°42′N 9°24′E / 46.700°N 9.400°E / 46.700; 9.400Coordinates: 46°42′N 9°24′E / 46.700°N 9.400°E / 46.700; 9.400
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Government
• Mayor	Kasper Marugg
Area
• Total	6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Elevation	1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	229
• Density	38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Postal code	7426
SFOS number	3662
Surrounded by	Masein, Portein, Safien, Tschappina, Urmein
Website	www.flerden.ch SFSO statistics

Flerden (Romansh: Flearda) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Flerden is first mentioned in 1156 as Flirden.

Flerden has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi). Of this area, 54.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (11.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Flerden on the inner Heinzenberg at an elevation of 1,234 m (4,049 ft).

Flerden has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 229. As of 2008^[update], 2.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 15.3%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Flerden is; 14 people or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 22 people or 13.8% are 10 to 14, and 13 people or 8.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 5.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 17 people or 10.6% are 30 to 39, 30 people or 18.8% are 40 to 49, and 21 people or 13.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 10.0% are 70 to 79, there are 6 people or 3.8% who are 80 to 89.