Lantsch/Lenz
Lantsch/Lenz is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.
The majority of its population is German-speaking, with a significant Romansh-speaking minority.
History
Lantsch/Lenz is first mentioned around 850 as Lanzes.Geography
Lantsch/Lenz has an area,, of. Of this area, 27% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. It is located at an elevation of on a terrace above the right side of the Albula river. It consists of the linear village of Lantsch/Lenz. Until 1943 Lantsch/Lenz was known as Lenz.
Demographics
Lantsch/Lenz has a population of., 12.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.5%. Most of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common and Albanian being third., the gender distribution of the population was 51.6% male and 48.4% female. The age distribution,, in Lantsch/Lenz is; 49 people or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 32 people or 6.6% are 10 to 14, and 29 people or 6.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 36 people or 7.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 76 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 66 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 61 people or 12.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 56 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 61 people or 12.6% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.6% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 38.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the SPS and the FDP.
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lantsch/Lenz about 73.7% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.
Lantsch/Lenz has an unemployment rate of 2.24%., there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 25 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 83 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
| 1710 | 215 |
| 1850 | 353 |
| 1900 | 363 |
| 1950 | 355 |
| 1960 | 366 |
| 1970 | 373 |
| 1980 | 382 |
| 1990 | 453 |
| 2000 | 485 |