| Subject Name: | Trans |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.75°N 36°W |
| Postal Code: | 7417 |
| Municipality Code: | 3641 |
| Area: | 7.44 |
| Elevation: | 1473 |
| Population: | 56 |
| Populationof: | December 2007 |
| Popofyear: | 2007 |
| Website: | www.trans.ch |
| Mayor: | Ursina Tester |
Trans is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Trans merged with Feldis/Veulden, Scheid and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.[1]
Trans is first mentioned in the middle of the 12th Century as Hof ad Tranne.
Trans has an area,, of 7.4km2. Of this area, 30.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consisted of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Trans, located on a terrace 1473m (4,833feet) above the eastern side of the Hinterrhine valley.
Trans has a population of 56, all Swiss. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17.6%.[2]
, the gender distribution of the population was 55.4% male and 44.6% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Trans is; 8 people or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 8.7% are 10 to 14, and 4 people or 5.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 7.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7 people or 10.1% are 30 to 39, 11 people or 15.9% are 40 to 49, and 12 people or 17.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 5 people or 7.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 4 people or 5.8% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 10.1% who are 80 to 89.[4]
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 SPS (17.9%), the FDP (9%) and the CVP (4.8%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Trans about 52.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Trans has an unemployment rate of 0%., there were 15 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 4 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 84 |
| 1850 | 104 |
| 1900 | 56 |
| 1950 | 61 |
| 2000 | 69 |