Malans, Switzerland
Malans is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
History
Malans is first mentioned about 840 as in villa Mellanze. In 956 it was mentioned as Malanz.Heritage sites of national significance
The Rohan-Schanze archeological site and Bothmar Castle with its surrounding buildings and park are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Geography
Malans has an area,, of. Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive.The municipality is the capital of the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It lies along the old Rhine valley road and the road over the Fadärastein pass into the Prättigau valley.
Demographics
Malans has a population of. The historical population is as follows:| year | population |
| 2000 | 1,908 |
| 1950 | 1,345 |
| 1900 | 873 |
| 1880 | 838 |
| 1850 | 912 |
, 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
- most of the population speaks Swiss German, with Romansh being second most common and Swiss Italian being third.
- the gender distribution was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
- the age distribution was as follows:
| Age group | Population | % of total |
| Children | 281 | 14.7% |
| Pre-teen | 127 | 6.7% |
| Teenagers | 106 | 5.6% |
| Adults | 187 | 9.8% |
| Adults | 391 | 20.5% |
| Adults | 248 | 13.0% |
| Adults | 229 | 12.0% |
| Seniors | 146 | 7.7% |
| Seniors | 140 | 7.3% |
| Seniors | 42 | 2.2% |
| Seniors | 11 | 0.6% |
Religion
From the, 528 or 27.7% are Roman Catholic, while 1,137 or 59.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 20 individuals who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 16 who are Islamic. There are 8 individuals who belong to another church, 131 belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 50 individuals did not answer the question.Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malans about 83.8% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education.Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP, the FDP and the CVP.Economy
, Malans has an unemployment rate of 0.89%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:| Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
| Primary | 166 | 41 |
| Secondary | 140 | 26 |
| Tertiary | 286 | 68 |