Lü, Switzerland
Lü is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Lü merged with Fuldera, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.
History
Lü is first mentioned in 1466 as Lug.Geography
Lü had an area,, of. Of this area, 45.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.The municipality is located in the Val Müstair sub-district of the Inn district. It is one of the highest villages in Europe, at an elevation of on a terrace above the left bank of the Rombach. It consists of the village of Lü and the hamlet of Lüsai.
Demographics
Lü has a population of 63, of which 4.8% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -19.8%., the gender distribution of the population was 47.7% male and 52.3% female. The age distribution,, in Lü is; 9 children or 14.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 teenagers or 9.7% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, no one is between 20 and 29 years old. 12 people or 19.4% are 30 to 39, 13 people or 21.0% are 40 to 49, and 5 people or 8.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 16.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2 people or 3.2% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 6.5% who are 80 to 89.
In the Swiss federal election|2007 federal election] the most popular party was the SVP which received 98% of the vote. The rest of the votes went to the Free [Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP] and the SPS.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lü about 71.9% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Lü has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 3 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 12 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
| 1835 | 74 |
| 1850 | 95 |
| 1900 | 59 |
| 1950 | 56 |
| 1980 | 56 |
| 2000 | 62 |