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Sagogn

Sagogn (Romansh pronunciation: [sɐˈɡɔɲ] ; German: Sagens) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.

Sagogn is first mentioned in 765 as Secanio.

Sagogn has an area, as of 2006, of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 23.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It is on the northern slope above the Vorderrhein on the bank of the Gruob (or Foppa). It consists of the village sections of Innerdorf (Vitg Dadens) and Ausserdorf (Vitg Dado). Until 1943 Sagogn was known by its German name as Sagens.

Sagogn has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 736. As of 2008, 6.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (57.1%), with German being second most common (41.4%) and Dutch being third ( 0.3%). The official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 55.0% male and 45.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Sagogn is; 60 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 93 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 63 people or 10.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 92 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 95 people or 15.9% are between 40 and 49, and 79 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 10.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 26 people or 4.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 23 people or 3.9% who are between 80 and 89 there are 6 people or 1.0% who are between 90 and 99.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (29.8%), the SP (23.4%) and the FDP (12.2%).

In Sagogn about 74.9% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

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