Untervaz

Untervaz
Coat of arms
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Location of Untervaz
Coordinates: 46°56′N 9°32′E / 46.933°N 9.533°E / 46.933; 9.533Coordinates: 46°56′N 9°32′E / 46.933°N 9.533°E / 46.933; 9.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Landquart
Area
• Total	27.72 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Elevation	564 m (1,850 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,445
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postal code	7204
SFOS number	3946
Surrounded by	Haldenstein, Mastrils, Pfäfers (SG), Trimmis, Zizers
Website	www.untervaz.ch SFSO statistics

Untervaz is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Untervaz is first mentioned between 768-800 as Uaze. Between 801-850 it was mentioned as Vazes and between 1210-1300 it was called Vatz inferiore.

Untervaz has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 27.7 km² (10.7 sq mi). Of this area, 40% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It is on the eastern foot of the Calanda mountains and is in the Churer Rheintal (Chur branch of the Rhine valley).

Untervaz has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,445. As of 2008^[update], 9.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (92.1%), with Romansh being second most common ( 2.2%) and Italian being third ( 2.0%).

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Untervaz is; 307 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 151 teenagers or 7.2% are 10 to 14, and 148 teenagers or 7.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 233 people or 11.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 392 people or 18.7% are 30 to 39, 293 people or 14.0% are 40 to 49, and 249 people or 11.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 165 people or 7.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 94 people or 4.5% are 70 to 79, there are 50 people or 2.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 11 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.