District · Grisons
Plessur Region (district): municipalities in numbers
Plessur Region (district) in Grisons has 3 municipalities and 44,972 residents across 258 km², or 175 people per km². Population: +7.8% between 2015 and 2025.
- 44,972 residents
- 3 municipalities
- 258 km²
- 175 people/km²
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| Municipality | Population | Population change over 10 years | Population density | Area | Share of foreign nationals | Share of people aged 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chur | 39,753 | +8.9% | 732.6 people/km² | 54.3 km² | 24.4% | 22.8% |
| Arosa | 3,144 | −1.9% | 20.3 people/km² | 154.8 km² | 26.8% | 26.7% |
| Churwalden | 2,075 | +2.2% | 42.7 people/km² | 48.5 km² | 26.8% | 21.5% |
Plessur Region (district) compared with the region and the country
Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.
| Indicator | Plessur Region | Grisons | Switzerland | Rank among districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 44,972 | 207,400 | 9,127,125 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Population density | 174.6 people/km² | 30.1 people/km² | 232.4 people/km² | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Area | 257.6 km² | 6,891 km² | 39,266 km² | ranked 50 of 137 |
| Population change over 10 years | 7.8% | 5.5% | 9.6% | ranked 88 of 137 |
| Elevation | 1,235 m | 1,108 m | 522 m | ranked 8 of 137 |
| Share of foreign nationals | 24.7% | 21.2% | 27.7% | ranked 67 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 65 and over | 23.0% | 24.0% | 19.8% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Dwellings | 31,487 | 191,378 | 4,927,050 | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built before 1946 | 19.5% | 24.5% | 22.4% | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built since 2001 | 24.0% | 22.4% | 24.6% | ranked 74 of 137 |
| Share of single-family houses among residential buildings | 51.2% | 56.4% | 56.9% | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Oil or gas heating systems | 65.8% | 51.5% | 61.7% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Heat pumps as main heating | 11.5% | 11.2% | 15.5% | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Wood heating systems | 12.8% | 24.0% | 9.3% | ranked 68 of 137 |
| District heating | 6.0% | 3.0% | 7.3% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Photovoltaic installations | 995 | 8,359 | 329,600 | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Installed photovoltaic capacity per 1,000 inhabitants | 683.3 kW | 966.6 kW | 919.4 kW | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar electricity potential | 294.8 GWh/year | 2,630 GWh/year | 64,783 GWh/year | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Rooftop solar potential per inhabitant | 6,554 kWh/inh. | 12,680 kWh/inh. | 7,100 kWh/inh. | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Establishments | 4,562 | 21,235 | 728,011 | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Jobs | 39,453 | 142,755 | 5,679,518 | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Jobs per 1,000 inhabitants | 877.3 | 688.3 | 622.5 | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in services | 88.5% | 70.5% | 73.4% | ranked 2 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in industry and construction | 10.3% | 23.0% | 22.0% | ranked 135 of 137 |
| Entities listed in the commercial register | 4,377 | 19,404 | 762,757 | ranked 58 of 137 |
| Entities in the commercial register per 1,000 inhabitants | 97.3 | 93.5 | 83.6 | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Share of limited companies (AG, GmbH) among registered entities | 68.6% | 66.4% | 68.6% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Share of sole proprietorships among registered entities | 23.9% | 26.3% | 26.1% | ranked 102 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A or B (very good or good access) | 40.9% | 21.0% | 38.6% | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with public transport quality class A, B or C | 77.3% | 46.9% | 61.6% | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings without public transport quality class | 7.7% | 21.4% | 14.3% | ranked 117 of 137 |
| Shortest public transport travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 117 min | 152 min | 62 min | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Public transport travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 21 min | 43 min | 26 min | ranked 96 of 137 |
| Shortest car travel time to a major centre (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich) | 92 min | 108 min | 43 min | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Car travel time to the nearest agglomeration or core municipality | 15 min | 27 min | 17 min | ranked 71 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year (average) | 106.4 | 462.0 | 17,882 | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Road traffic accidents with personal injury per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 2.37 | 2.23 | 1.96 | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Accidents with fatalities over ten years | 15 | 123 | 2,147 | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Share of accidents with fatalities or serious injuries | 15.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving bicycles | 33.9% | 18.6% | 27.1% | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving pedestrians | 11.4% | 7.7% | 11.3% | ranked 44 of 137 |
| Share of accidents involving motorcycles | 17.0% | 25.5% | 20.6% | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Share of accidents between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.4% | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Share of accidents on motorways and expressways | 2.8% | 8.9% | 9.5% | ranked 99 of 137 |
| Share of settlement and urban areas | 4.4% | 2.0% | 8.3% | ranked 111 of 137 |
| Share of residential areas (houses and apartment blocks) | 1.6% | 0.6% | 3.0% | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Share of industrial and commercial areas | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | ranked 111 of 137 |
| Share of transport surfaces (roads, rail, car parks) | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Share of recreational and green areas | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | ranked 97 of 137 |
| Share of agricultural land | 45.9% | 30.0% | 38.2% | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Share of forest | 30.2% | 25.5% | 29.8% | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Settlement area per inhabitant | 336 m²/inh. | 738 m²/inh. | 385 m²/inh. | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Residential area per inhabitant | 124 m²/inh. | 213 m²/inh. | 136 m²/inh. | ranked 113 of 137 |
| Birth rate (live births per year, average over the last 3 years) | 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Death rate (deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 32 of 137 |
| Natural change (births minus deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | −1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | −1.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Net migration (population change excluding births and deaths per year, average over the last 3 years) | 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 57 of 137 |
| Marriage rate (marriages per year, average over the last 3 years) | 4.0 per 1,000 inhabitants | 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 4.1 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 56 of 137 |
| Divorce rate (divorces per year, average over the last 3 years) | 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Hydroelectric power plants | 17 | 198 | 1,295 | ranked 24 of 120 |
| Installed hydroelectric capacity | 10,804 kW | 2,386,856 kW | 11,328,382 kW | ranked 66 of 120 |
| Electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 21 | 229 | 2,009 | ranked 28 of 133 |
| Installed capacity of electricity generation plants excluding photovoltaics | 21,091 kW | 2,435,967 kW | 15,348,157 kW | ranked 72 of 133 |
| Average temperature in January | −2.2 °C | −3.5 °C | 0.5 °C | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Mean minimum temperature in January | −5.4 °C | −6.9 °C | −2.4 °C | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Average temperature in July | 14.3 °C | 13.0 °C | 18.4 °C | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Mean maximum temperature in July | 19.4 °C | 18.2 °C | 23.8 °C | ranked 118 of 137 |
| Temperature difference between July and January | 16.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 17.9 °C | ranked 118 of 137 |
| Precipitation in winter (December to February) | 206 mm | 211 mm | 236 mm | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Precipitation in summer (June to August) | 396 mm | 411 mm | 372 mm | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Share of summer in annual precipitation | 36.3% | 35.3% | 31.5% | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in winter (share of possible duration) | 50% | 51% | 31% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration in summer (share of possible duration) | 51% | 49% | 52% | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year (average) | 263.0 | 1,163 | 45,384 | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Newly built dwellings per year per 1,000 inhabitants | 5.85 | 5.61 | 4.98 | ranked 38 of 137 |
| New dwellings built per year as a percentage of the dwelling stock | 0.84% | 0.61% | 0.92% | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 29.6% | 26.4% | 26.2% | ranked 22 of 137 |
| Share of newly built dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 10.3% | 18.8% | 16.2% | ranked 129 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived elsewhere one year earlier | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6.3% | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Residents who lived in another municipality or abroad one year earlier | 2,523 | 12,477 | 575,222 | ranked 78 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | ranked 46 of 137 |
| Residents who lived abroad one year earlier | 569 | 2,694 | 136,089 | ranked 64 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another canton one year earlier | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.4% | ranked 61 of 137 |
| Share of residents who lived in another municipality of the same canton one year earlier | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.4% | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Share of residents who already lived in the municipality one year earlier | 93.6% | 93.2% | 92.7% | ranked 30 of 137 |
| Boarding and alighting rail passengers per day | 32,129 | 110,335 | 4,050,433 | ranked 30 of 120 |
| Average number of rooms per dwelling | 3.30 | 3.38 | 3.59 | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 1 or 2 rooms | 28.9% | 29.5% | 22.3% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 3 or 4 rooms | 54.9% | 49.8% | 54.1% | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 16.3% | 20.7% | 23.7% | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Average dwelling floor area | 85.4 m² | 88.9 m² | 99.0 m² | ranked 130 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings under 60 m² | 26.1% | 28.5% | 18.4% | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings of 120 m² or more | 16.9% | 22.2% | 27.7% | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1946 and 1980 | 38.0% | 32.3% | 34.7% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Dwellings in buildings built between 1981 and 2000 | 19.0% | 22.4% | 18.5% | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Share of dwellings in buildings with 10 or more dwellings | 48.9% | 28.3% | 32.7% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Hotel bed occupancy rate | 49.2% | 45.2% | 49.6% | ranked 17 of 91 |
| Average length of hotel stay | 2.22 nights | 2.56 nights | 2.00 nights | ranked 19 of 91 |
| Share of overnight stays by foreign guests | 38.2% | 38.8% | 55.0% | ranked 49 of 91 |
| Fixed internet at 100 Mbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 90% | 87% | 92% | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Fixed internet at 1 Gbit/s or more: estimated share of buildings | 78% | 58% | 80% | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Fibre optic connection (FTTB/FTTH): estimated share of buildings | 70% | 48% | 64% | ranked 49 of 137 |
| 5G coverage by all three operators (outdoors): share of buildings | 90% | 77% | 85% | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a federal nature and landscape inventory | 6.2% | 23.4% | 23.9% | ranked 94 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in the federal landscape inventory (BLN/IFP) | 0.0% | 18.4% | 19.4% | ranked 124 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national mires and mire landscapes | 3.3% | 1.6% | 2.4% | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national floodplains | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | ranked 69 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in national dry meadows and pastures | 2.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | ranked 3 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves | 0.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Share of the municipal area in a park of national importance | 0.0% | 24.3% | 15.1% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals during the year | 547 | 3,056 | 137,186 | ranked 85 of 137 |
| New passenger cars registered by private individuals per 1,000 inhabitants | 12.2 | 14.7 | 15.0 | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric cars among new cars | 23.2% | 23.1% | 21.4% | ranked 67 of 133 |
| Share of plug-in hybrids among new cars | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.0% | ranked 66 of 133 |
| Share of diesel cars (including non-plug-in hybrids) among new cars | 10.6% | 9.8% | 6.9% | ranked 10 of 133 |
| Cinemas | 3 | 11 | 258 | ranked 16 of 100 |
| Cinema screens | 12 | 23 | 616 | ranked 10 of 100 |
| Cinema seats | 1,813 | 2,787 | 95,497 | ranked 15 of 100 |
| Agricultural holdings | 114 | 2,063 | 46,270 | ranked 112 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area of holdings based in the municipality | 4,001 ha | 56,414 ha | 1,039,811 ha | ranked 84 of 137 |
| Utilised agricultural area per holding | 35.1 ha | 27.3 ha | 22.4 ha | ranked 11 of 137 |
| People employed in agriculture | 326 | 6,023 | 145,628 | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Share of organic farms | 64.1% | 59.0% | 16.9% | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Share of utilised agricultural area farmed organically | 71.5% | 65.6% | 18.5% | ranked 4 of 137 |
| Share of open arable land in the utilised agricultural area | 3.6% | 3.9% | 26.9% | ranked 102 of 137 |
| Share of permanent crops in the utilised agricultural area | 0.2% | 1.3% | 2.3% | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Cattle | 4,362 | 69,981 | 1,528,177 | ranked 88 of 137 |
| Cattle per 100 ha of utilised agricultural area | 109.0 | 124.1 | 147.0 | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Sheep | 1,686 | 36,498 | 355,639 | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Pigs | 402 | 3,406 | 1,257,722 | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Poultry | 1,969 | 89,438 | 13,499,944 | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Passenger cars owned by private individuals | 414.3 per 1,000 inhabitants | 523.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 456.7 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Motorcycles owned by private individuals | 79.6 per 1,000 inhabitants | 83.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 85.2 per 1,000 inhabitants | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Share of battery-electric passenger cars | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.2% | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Share of hybrid passenger cars (plug-in or not) | 10.2% | 9.6% | 12.0% | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Share of conventional diesel passenger cars | 30.5% | 33.2% | 23.9% | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Share of passenger cars owned by legal entities | 19.1% | 14.7% | 13.9% | ranked 5 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings | 91 | 572 | 32,915 | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Minergie-certified buildings per 1,000 dwellings | 2.9 | 3.0 | 6.7 | ranked 101 of 137 |
| Share of Minergie-P and Minergie-A among Minergie buildings | 48.8% | 23.3% | 11.8% | ranked 5 of 124 |
| Share of Minergie buildings with the ECO add-on | 6.0% | 2.1% | 3.8% | ranked 14 of 124 |
| Average annual temperature (average over the municipality's territory) | 5.8 °C | 4.5 °C | 9.2 °C | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Change in annual temperature compared with 1961-1990 | 1.3 °C | 1.3 °C | 1.3 °C | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Annual precipitation (average over the municipality's territory) | 1,108 mm | 1,180 mm | 1,171 mm | ranked 81 of 137 |
| Change in annual precipitation compared with 1961-1990 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.3% | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Relative sunshine duration per year (share of possible duration) | 49% | 49% | 44% | ranked 27 of 137 |
| Change in relative sunshine duration compared with 1961-1990 (percentage points) | 0.9 percentage points | 0.9 percentage points | 3.9 percentage points | ranked 132 of 137 |
| Turnout in the National Council elections | 41.7% | 42.8% | 46.9% | ranked 115 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SVP | 24.7% | 30.6% | 27.2% | ranked 100 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: SP | 24.1% | 18.1% | 19.0% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: FDP | 13.9% | 13.9% | 14.2% | ranked 65 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Centre | 19.3% | 23.4% | 13.5% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GREENS | 7.9% | 5.2% | 10.0% | ranked 64 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: GLP | 8.1% | 6.3% | 7.5% | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Left-wing and green parties | 32.1% | 23.3% | 30.1% | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Vote share in the National Council elections: Traditional conservative and right-wing parties | 58.6% | 69.0% | 57.6% | ranked 102 of 137 |
| Supermarkets (OpenStreetMap) | 26 | 173 | 4,129 | ranked 55 of 137 |
| Supermarkets per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 5.8 per 10,000 inh. | 8.3 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Farm shops (OpenStreetMap) | 7 | 83 | 1,931 | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Car sharing stations (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 20 | 1,445 | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Cemeteries (OpenStreetMap) | 14 | 248 | 2,839 | ranked 83 of 137 |
| Parks (OpenStreetMap) | 11 | 73 | 4,069 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Parks per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.4 per 10,000 inh. | 3.5 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 86 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points (OpenStreetMap) | 173 | 2,081 | 23,373 | ranked 49 of 137 |
| Fountains and drinking water points per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 3.84 per 1,000 inh. | 9.87 per 1,000 inh. | 2.54 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Bank branches (OpenStreetMap) | 7 | 92 | 2,173 | ranked 98 of 137 |
| Bank branches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.6 per 10,000 inh. | 4.5 per 10,000 inh. | 2.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Petrol stations (OpenStreetMap) | 21 | 151 | 3,708 | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Petrol stations per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 4.7 per 10,000 inh. | 7.2 per 10,000 inh. | 4.1 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 79 of 137 |
| Fire stations (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 69 | 1,259 | ranked 99 of 137 |
| Viewpoints (OpenStreetMap) | 20 | 401 | 4,505 | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Tourist attractions (OpenStreetMap) | 22 | 116 | 1,660 | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Castles, fortresses and castle ruins (OpenStreetMap) | 4 | 84 | 735 | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres (OpenStreetMap) | 11 | 113 | 3,520 | ranked 95 of 137 |
| Sports halls and centres per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.4 per 10,000 inh. | 5.4 per 10,000 inh. | 3.9 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Fitness centres (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 15 | 949 | ranked 92 of 137 |
| Ice rinks (OpenStreetMap) | 2 | 20 | 156 | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Sports pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 144 | 915 | 28,795 | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Sports pitches per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 32.0 per 10,000 inh. | 44.2 per 10,000 inh. | 31.6 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Football pitches (OpenStreetMap) | 13 | 134 | 4,820 | ranked 103 of 137 |
| Playgrounds (OpenStreetMap) | 45 | 386 | 12,922 | ranked 87 of 137 |
| Playgrounds per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 10.0 per 10,000 inh. | 18.5 per 10,000 inh. | 14.2 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Theatres and arts centres (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 11 | 715 | ranked 30 of 137 |
| Hospitals and clinics (OpenStreetMap) | 4 | 19 | 296 | ranked 12 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels (OpenStreetMap) | 75 | 791 | 5,436 | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Hotels, guest houses and hostels per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.67 per 1,000 inh. | 3.75 per 1,000 inh. | 0.59 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 26 of 137 |
| Campsites (OpenStreetMap) | 3 | 60 | 555 | ranked 56 of 137 |
| Museums (OpenStreetMap) | 6 | 90 | 1,240 | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Museums per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.3 per 10,000 inh. | 4.2 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Libraries (OpenStreetMap) | 21 | 80 | 1,244 | ranked 7 of 137 |
| Libraries per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 4.7 per 10,000 inh. | 3.9 per 10,000 inh. | 1.4 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 6 of 137 |
| Places of worship (OpenStreetMap) | 36 | 560 | 6,978 | ranked 80 of 137 |
| Places of worship per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 0.80 per 1,000 inh. | 2.60 per 1,000 inh. | 0.75 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 72 of 137 |
| Post offices (OpenStreetMap) | 7 | 81 | 1,374 | ranked 75 of 137 |
| Post offices per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 1.6 per 10,000 inh. | 3.9 per 10,000 inh. | 1.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 78 of 137 |
| Mountain huts and shelters (OpenStreetMap) | 5 | 132 | 890 | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Aerial lifts and ski lifts (OpenStreetMap) | 42 | 405 | 1,961 | ranked 19 of 137 |
| Golf courses (OpenStreetMap) | 1 | 17 | 133 | ranked 31 of 137 |
| Named peaks (OpenStreetMap) | 79 | 1,935 | 7,762 | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes (OpenStreetMap) | 489.7 km | 7,040 km | 46,779 km | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Marked hiking routes per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 1.90 km/km² | 1.02 km/km² | 1.19 km/km² | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Marked cycling routes (OpenStreetMap) | 21.9 km | 588.7 km | 10,775 km | ranked 121 of 137 |
| Marked mountain bike routes (OpenStreetMap) | 200.5 km | 2,067 km | 8,123 km | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Alpine ski runs (OpenStreetMap) | 146.8 km | 1,182 km | 4,192 km | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Cross-country ski trails (OpenStreetMap) | 30.0 km | 661.9 km | 2,642 km | ranked 27 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails (OpenStreetMap) | 474.0 km | 8,068 km | 53,025 km | ranked 40 of 137 |
| Footpaths and trails per km² of municipal area (OpenStreetMap) | 1.84 km/km² | 1.17 km/km² | 1.35 km/km² | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Employed persons living in the municipality | 23,929 | 104,526 | 4,279,437 | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Employed persons working in the municipality | 31,462 | 102,903 | 4,279,437 | ranked 39 of 137 |
| Commuting balance (persons working in the municipality minus employed residents) | 7,533 | −1,623 | 0 | ranked 11 of 137 |
| Share of employed residents who work in another canton | 8.1% | 8.1% | 19.3% | ranked 97 of 137 |
| Road length (excluding national roads) | 325.3 km | 4,398 km | 82,509 km | ranked 105 of 137 |
| Road network density | 1.26 km/km² | 0.64 km/km² | 2.10 km/km² | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Road length per inhabitant | 7.2 m | 21.2 m | 9.1 m | ranked 110 of 137 |
| Fine particles PM2.5 (annual mean) | 3.7 µg/m³ | 3.3 µg/m³ | 6.3 µg/m³ | ranked 114 of 137 |
| Nitrogen dioxide NO₂ (annual mean) | 5.1 µg/m³ | 4.2 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Ozone O₃ (93.2nd percentile of daily maximum 8-hour means) | 118 µg/m³ | 120 µg/m³ | 109 µg/m³ | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars (Overture Maps) | 364 | 1,675 | 40,685 | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Restaurants, cafés and bars per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 8.1 per 1,000 inh. | 8.1 per 1,000 inh. | 4.5 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 16 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps) | 160 | 802 | 31,318 | ranked 77 of 137 |
| Building trades and construction businesses per 1,000 inhabitants (Overture Maps) | 3.6 per 1,000 inh. | 3.9 per 1,000 inh. | 3.4 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 80 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year) | 119.0 | 166.5 | 4,656 | ranked 9 of 137 |
| Public contract award notices from buyers in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 2.64 | 0.80 | 0.51 | ranked 1 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts awarded by buyers in the municipality (per year) | 242.54 M CHF | 305.63 M CHF | 23,213 M CHF | ranked 11 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 34.5 | 123.0 | 4,782 | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year, per 1,000 inhabitants) | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.52 | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Value of public contracts won by companies in the municipality (per year) | 51.20 M CHF | 195.59 M CHF | 21,085 M CHF | ranked 51 of 137 |
| Pharmacies (OpenStreetMap) | 12 | 44 | 1,647 | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Pharmacies per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 2.7 per 10,000 inh. | 2.1 per 10,000 inh. | 1.8 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 24 of 137 |
| Schools (OpenStreetMap) | 27 | 159 | 5,940 | ranked 73 of 137 |
| Schools per 10,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 6.0 per 10,000 inh. | 7.7 per 10,000 inh. | 6.5 per 10,000 inh. | ranked 76 of 137 |
| Shops (OpenStreetMap) | 374 | 1,823 | 52,017 | ranked 43 of 137 |
| Shops per 1,000 inhabitants (OpenStreetMap) | 8.3 per 1,000 inh. | 8.8 per 1,000 inh. | 5.7 per 1,000 inh. | ranked 14 of 137 |
| Average altitude of the area | 1,757 m | 2,031 m | 1,340 m | ranked 20 of 137 |
| Average slope of the terrain | 23.2 ° | 26.1 ° | 19.1 ° | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Share of the area with a slope above 15° | 76.7% | 81.8% | 55.2% | ranked 29 of 137 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-10-year flood) | 4.7% | 2.9% | 7.7% | ranked 57 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-100-year flood) | 6.1% | 3.7% | 9.5% | ranked 57 of 129 |
| Land area exposed to river flooding (1-in-500-year flood) | 6.8% | 4.1% | 10.3% | ranked 57 of 129 |
| Land area under more than 1 m of water in a 1-in-100-year river flood | 3.7% | 2.1% | 7.0% | ranked 58 of 129 |
| Seismic hazard: peak ground acceleration (10 % in 50 years) | 0.0789 g | 0.0735 g | 0.0586 g | ranked 21 of 137 |
| Share of natural open land (heath, scrub, grassland, bare rock, glaciers) | 57.2% | 66.1% | 34.9% | ranked 23 of 137 |
| Share of wetlands (marshes, peat bogs) | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ranked 47 of 137 |
| Share of water surfaces (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons) | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | ranked 104 of 137 |
| Sealed soil: average imperviousness density | 1.8% | 0.7% | 3.5% | ranked 109 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per 1,000 inhabitants | 4.5 | 8.7 | 2.8 | ranked 34 of 137 |
| Public transport stops per km² | 0.79 | 0.26 | 0.66 | ranked 60 of 137 |
| Weekday departures per 1,000 inhabitants | 426 | 360 | 268 | ranked 8 of 137 |
| Railway stations and halts | 11 | 112 | 1,730 | ranked 56 of 137 |
| Share of land area that is built-up | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.0% | ranked 107 of 137 |
| Built-up surface per inhabitant | 67 m²/inh. | 135 m²/inh. | 89 m²/inh. | ranked 128 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 1975 | 103% | 124% | 71% | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Increase in built-up surface since 2000 | 35% | 41% | 25% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Jobs in full-time equivalents (FTE) | 29,258 | 108,252 | 4,404,171 | ranked 42 of 137 |
| Employment level (full-time equivalents as a percentage of employees) | 74.1% | 75.8% | 77.5% | ranked 106 of 137 |
| Share of jobs held by women | 49.9% | 44.9% | 46.1% | ranked 10 of 137 |
| Share of jobs in the primary sector | 1.0% | 4.8% | 2.8% | ranked 126 of 137 |
| Change in jobs over ten years | 7.1% | 14.1% | 12.6% | ranked 97 of 137 |
| Jobs per establishment | 8.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | ranked 17 of 137 |
| Change in the number of establishments over ten years | −0.1% | 3.4% | 9.7% | ranked 119 of 137 |
| Share of people under 20 | 16.4% | 17.3% | 19.8% | ranked 127 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 64-year-olds | 60.5% | 58.8% | 60.4% | ranked 33 of 137 |
| Share of 20- to 39-year-olds | 26.6% | 23.3% | 25.8% | ranked 18 of 137 |
| Share of people aged 80 and over | 7.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | ranked 22 of 137 |
| Old-age dependency ratio (people aged 65 and over per 100 people aged 20 to 64) | 38.0 per 100 people | 40.9 per 100 people | 33.3 per 100 people | ranked 52 of 137 |
| Share of single people (aged 20 and over) | 36.4% | 31.9% | 33.5% | ranked 6 of 137 |
| Share of people married or in a registered partnership (aged 20 and over) | 45.4% | 50.9% | 49.7% | ranked 131 of 137 |
| Share of people divorced or with a dissolved partnership (aged 20 and over) | 12.1% | 11.0% | 11.3% | ranked 27 of 137 |
| Share of widowed people (aged 20 and over) | 6.1% | 6.2% | 5.5% | ranked 48 of 137 |
| Private households | 22,347 | 98,599 | 4,105,458 | ranked 66 of 137 |
| Average household size | 1.96 persons | 2.06 persons | 2.18 persons | ranked 134 of 137 |
| Share of one-person households | 44.3% | 40.2% | 37.4% | ranked 6 of 137 |
| Share of households of 5 persons or more | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5.3% | ranked 134 of 137 |
| Share of the population born abroad | 28.9% | 25.3% | 32.9% | ranked 59 of 137 |
| Share of the foreign population born in Switzerland | 16.6% | 14.1% | 17.9% | ranked 90 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh/year) | 28.31 Rp./kWh | 27.28 Rp./kWh | 27.24 Rp./kWh | ranked 54 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H2 (2,500 kWh/year) | 30.80 Rp./kWh | 30.13 Rp./kWh | 29.75 Rp./kWh | ranked 62 of 137 |
| Electricity price excl. VAT, typical household H6 (25,000 kWh/year) | 25.54 Rp./kWh | 23.79 Rp./kWh | 23.08 Rp./kWh | ranked 28 of 137 |
| Annual electricity bill excl. VAT, typical household H4 (4,500 kWh) | 1,274 CHF/year | 1,228 CHF/year | 1,226 CHF/year | ranked 53 of 137 |
| Share of energy supply in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 35.0% | 35.6% | 40.8% | ranked 116 of 137 |
| Share of grid usage in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 50.0% | 50.6% | 46.4% | ranked 38 of 137 |
| Share of levies and charges in the electricity price, typical household H4 | 15.1% | 13.8% | 12.8% | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Saving with the operator's cheapest product, typical household H4 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.3% | ranked 30 of 86 |
| Change in the electricity price over 5 years, typical household H4 | 32.3% | 26.9% | 29.7% | ranked 68 of 137 |
| Active enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants | 80.6 | 77.3 | 66.4 | ranked 15 of 137 |
| Share of enterprises in the secondary sector | 11.4% | 17.5% | 16.0% | ranked 133 of 137 |
| Jobs per active enterprise | 7.9 | 6.5 | 7.9 | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Vacant dwelling rate | 0.19% | 0.51% | 0.93% | ranked 137 of 137 |
| Vacant dwellings | 58 | 962 | 45,143 | ranked 125 of 137 |
| Share of vacant dwellings for rent | 60.4% | 60.9% | 77.6% | ranked 105 of 135 |
| Share of recently built vacant dwellings (2 years or less) | 0.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% | ranked 126 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings in single-family houses | 12.1% | 13.9% | 13.0% | ranked 83 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 1 to 2 rooms | 18.9% | 30.9% | 25.7% | ranked 102 of 135 |
| Share of vacant dwellings with 5 or more rooms | 19.0% | 20.6% | 17.5% | ranked 75 of 135 |
| Share of second homes | 28.7% | 46.8% | 15.1% | ranked 25 of 137 |
| Second homes (neither primary residences nor equivalent dwellings) | 8,863 | 87,271 | 729,464 | ranked 17 of 137 |
Frequently asked questions
How many municipalities are there in Plessur Region (district)?
Plessur Region (district) has 3 municipalities; the largest is Chur with 39,753 residents.
What is the population of Plessur Region (district)?
Plessur Region (district) has 44,972 residents (2025), or 175 people per km².
Where is Plessur Region (district)?
Plessur Region (district) is part of Grisons (canton).