Urmein (Romansh: Urmagn) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Quick Facts Country, Canton ...

Urmein
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Urmein
Urmein Show map of Switzerland Urmein Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°26′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Viamala
Area [1]
• Total	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Elevation	1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	154
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7427
SFOS number	3670
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Flerden, Lohn, Masein, Thusis, Tschappina
Website	https://www.urmein.ch/ SFSO statistics

Close

Urmein is first mentioned in 1156 as Hof de Ormen.^[3]

Urmein has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.^[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Urmein in the inner Heinzenberg mountains at an elevation of 1,264 m (4,147 ft).

Urmein has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 150.^[6] As of 2008^[update], 3.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.8%.^[4]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.^[7] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Urmein is; 1 child or 1.2% of the population is between 0 and 9 years old. 2 children or 2.5% are 10 to 14, and 3 children or 3.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6 people or 7.4% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 11.1% are 40 to 49, and 18 people or 22.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 12.3% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 4.9% who are 80 to 89.^[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.2%), the SPS (12.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (4.2%).^[4]

In Urmein about 72.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[4]

Urmein has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005^[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.^[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.8%), with the rest speaking Polish ( 1.2%).^[4]

• Oberurmein