Scharans

Scharans
Coat of arms
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Location of Scharans
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°27′E / 46.717°N 9.450°E / 46.717; 9.450Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°27′E / 46.717°N 9.450°E / 46.717; 9.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Area
• Total	14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	820
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	7412
SFOS number	3638
Surrounded by	Almens, Fürstenau, Sils im Domleschg, Vaz/Obervaz
Website	www.scharans.ch SFSO statistics

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

Scharans is first mentioned in 1200 as agrum Schraunis.

Scharans has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 14.3 km² (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Domleschg 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 Scharans and the hamlets of St. Agata, Stufels, Parnegl and Prin. It is located on a low terrace on the right hand side of the Albula and Hinterrhein rivers.

Scharans has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 820. As of 2008^[update], 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.9%.

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Scharans is; 267 people or 8.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 155 people or 5.1% are 10 to 14, and 281 people or 9.2% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 460 people or 15.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 541 people or 17.6% are 30 to 39, 462 people or 15.1% are 40 to 49, and 385 people or 12.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 209 people or 6.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 189 people or 6.2% are 70 to 79, there are 103 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 17 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.