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Trun, Switzerland

Trun
Trun Dorf.jpg
Coat of arms of Trun
Coat of arms
Trun is located in Switzerland
Trun
Trun
Coordinates: 46°44′N 8°59′E / 46.733°N 8.983°E / 46.733; 8.983Coordinates: 46°44′N 8°59′E / 46.733°N 8.983°E / 46.733; 8.983
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Surselva
Area
 • Total 51.9 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Elevation 861 m (2,825 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,202
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Postal code 7166
SFOS number 3987
Surrounded by Breil/Brigels, Linthal (GL), Obersaxen, Schlans, Sumvitg
Website www.trun.ch
SFSO statistics

Trun is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun.

Trun is first mentioned in 765 as Tauronto.

Trun has an area, as of 2006, of 43.1 km2 (16.6 sq mi). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Following the 2012 merger, the new area was 51.9 km2 (20.0 sq mi).

The municipality is located in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district. It consists of the village of Trun and the hamlets and settlements of Cumadé, Bardigliun, Campliun, Gravas, Caltgadira, Cartatscha, Flutginas, Darvella, Dadens as well as the village section of Zignau. The municipality is in a hazardous location, avalanches (Munt, Cavistrau), rock slides and flooding (Zavragia, Zinzera and Rhein rivers) all threaten the village. Until 1943 Trun was known as Truns.

Trun has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,202. As of 2008, 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (79.0%), with German being second most common (14.9%) and Italian being third (3.7%).

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Trun is; 156 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 175 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 106 people or 8.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 201 people or 15.2% are between 30 and 39, 176 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 118 people or 8.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 177 people or 13.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 117 people or 8.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 82 people or 6.2% who are between 80 and 89 there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 90 and 99.


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