# Sent, Switzerland > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sent,_Switzerland > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sent,_Switzerland.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent%2C_Switzerland > Source revision: 1328780688 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Sent** is a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Inn](/source/Inn_District,_Switzerland) in the [Swiss](/source/Switzerland) [Canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Graubünden](/source/Graub%C3%BCnden). On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of [Ardez](/source/Ardez), [Guarda](/source/Guarda,_Switzerland), [Tarasp](/source/Tarasp), [Ftan](/source/Ftan) and Sent merged into the municipality of [Scuol](/source/Scuol).[1] ## History Sent is first mentioned in 930, when King [Henry the Fowler](/source/Henry_the_Fowler) sent the [Ramosch](/source/Ramosch) priest Hartpert to the church in *vicus Sindes*. It is unclear whether he meant the Church of St. Peter or St. Lorenz. Until the end of the 19th century, it had the highest population of any village in the [Engadin](/source/Engadin).[2] ## Geography Sent had an area, As of 2006, of 111.7 km2 (43.1 sq mi). Of this area, 31.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (43.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3] The former municipality is located in the Suot Tasna sub-district of the Inn district on a terrace on the left bank of the [Inn](/source/Inn_(river)) river. It consists of the village of Sent and the [hamlets](/source/Hamlet_(place)) of Crusch and Sur En. Until the 19th century it was also known by its [German](/source/German_language) name of *Sins*. ## Demographics Sent has a population (as of 2014) of 881. As of 2008, 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.8%.[3] As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.[5] The age distribution, As of 2000, in Sent is; 99 children or 11.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 64 teenagers or 7.4% are 10 to 14, and 57 teenagers or 6.6% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 87 people or 10.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 134 people or 15.5% are 30 to 39, 143 people or 16.5% are 40 to 49, and 105 people or 12.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 76 people or 8.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 64 people or 7.4% are 70 to 79, there are 28 people or 3.2% who are 80 to 89, there are 7 people or 0.8% who are 90 to 99, and 1 person or 0.1% who is 100 or more.[4] In the [2007 federal election](/source/2007_Swiss_federal_election) the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 45.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SPS](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (32.8%), the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (11.2%) and the [CVP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland) (5.8%).[3] In Sent about 64.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Secondary) or additional higher education (either university or a *[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)*).[3] Sent has an unemployment rate of 1.74%. As of 2005, there were 80 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 38 businesses involved in this sector. 68 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 171 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 45 businesses in this sector.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[2][5] year population 1835 1,122 1850 941 1900 966 1930 782 1950 810 1970 704 1980 696 1990 770 2000 865 2010 908 ## Languages Most of the population (As of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (68.3%), with German being second most common (26.8%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).[3] The local dialect of [Romansh](/source/Romansh_language) is known as [Vallader](/source/Vallader) and is today, the majority language in Sent. Through most of the 19th century, the majority of the population spoke Vallader. In 1880 88% spoke this Romansh dialect. In 1910 it was 89%, in 1941 about 91% and in 1970 86% spoke Romansh as their first language. There was a small German minority, but following 1970 it began to grow. Languages in Sent Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent German 89 12.79% 154 20.00% 232 26.82% Romansh 561 80.60% 567 73.64% 591 68.32% Italian 32 4.60% 23 2.99% 15 1.73% Population 696 100% 770 100% 865 100% ## Notable residents [Not Vital](http://www.notvital.ch/), an international and famous artist with galleries in New York, Milan and China, was born in Sent and has his home there. Sent is also home to the German author [Angelika Overath](/source/Angelika_Overath) (1957–). ## References 1. [Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html) published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016 1. [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) accessed 12-Oct-2009 1. [Graubunden Population Statistics](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx) 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009 1. [Graubunden in Numbers](http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx) 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sent, Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent%2C_Switzerland) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sent%2C_Switzerland?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.