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Region Moesa

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Region Moesa is one of 11 districts of the canton of Grisons and comprises 12 municipalities with 9'511 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

Residents
9'511
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
12
Switzerland
Area
496 km²
swisstopo
Density
19 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1847
BFS

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Municipalities in Region Moesa

BFS · 12
Roveredo
2'711Residents
Grono
1'634Residents
Mesocco
1'432Residents
San Vittore
946Residents
Lostallo
871Residents
Cama
735Residents
Soazza
320Residents
Castaneda
262Residents
Calanca
213Residents
Rossa
172Residents
Santa Maria in Calanca
113Residents
Buseno
102Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in Region Moesa

district results as published by BFS
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% Yes
22.1% YesNo 77.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
22.9% YesNo 77.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
68.2% YesNo 31.8%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
Mitte34.8% · strongest party
Mitte34.8%
SVP25.2%
SP19.7%
FDP14.2%
GRÜNE3.5%
GLP1.9%
EDU0.4%
Übrige0.2%
EVP0.2%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Soazza
60 %
median of its municipalities
87 %
Roveredo (GR)
105 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 60 % % in Soazza to 105 % % in Roveredo (GR) (median 87 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.9 % in Soazza to 13.6 % in Roveredo (GR) (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
2.55 %
Dwellings
8'513
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
36.5%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+160 +1.7%
births
54
deaths
85
net migration
+193
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
4'533
Workplaces
1'218
Services share
61.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 307 (6.8%) · Secondary 1'415 (31.2%) · Tertiary 2'805 (61.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
90
Organic share
37.8 %
Farmland
1'379 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
3.8 °C
Precipitation
1'521 mm
Elevation
254–3'253 m
Flat share
3.2%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
112 GWh
Electricity
26.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
79 min
Road to centre
44 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.912–28.939 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of Region Moesa rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Roveredo20/10012/10084/100
Grono35/1004/10044/100
Mesocco41/10028/10045/100
San Vittore58/10011/10041/100
Lostallo63/10034/10029/100
Cama70/1009/10021/100
Soazza84/10040/10010/100
Castaneda85/10054/10051/100
Calanca89/10044/10072/100
Rossa92/10084/10027/100
Santa Maria in Calanca97/10078/10079/100
Buseno98/10091/10071/100

Postal codes in Region Moesa

20
6533Lumino×26534S. Vittore6535Roveredo GR6537Grono6538Verdabbio6540Castaneda6541Sta. Maria in Calanca6542Buseno6543Arvigo6544Braggio6545Selma6546Cauco6548Rossa6549Laura6556Leggia6557Cama6558Lostallo6562Soazza6563Mesocco6565S. Bernardino

1 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in Region Moesa

22
ArvigoAugioBraggioBusenoCamaCastanedaCaucoGronoLauraLeggiaLostalloLuminoMesoccoRossaRoveredo GRS. BernardinoS. VittoreSelmaSoazzaSta. DomenicaSta. Maria in CalancaVerdabbio

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Distretto di RivieraTIDistretto di BellinzonaTIDistretto di BlenioTIRegion ViamalaGRDistretto di LocarnoTIDistretto di LuganoTI

Other districts in the canton of Grisons

10
Region Albula8'148Region Bernina4'597Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair9'197Region Imboden22'255Region Landquart26'995Region Maloja18'385Region Plessur44'972Region Prättigau / Davos26'766Region Surselva21'977Region Viamala14'597

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Region Moesa?
Region Moesa comprises 12 municipalities: Roveredo, Grono, Mesocco, San Vittore, Lostallo, Cama, Soazza, Castaneda, Calanca, Rossa, Santa Maria in Calanca, Buseno. Together they have 9'511 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Region Moesa in?
Region Moesa lies in the canton of Grisons, which is divided into 11 districts.
How many people live in Region Moesa?
Region Moesa has 9'511 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 12 municipalities; the largest is Roveredo with 2'711.
Does Region Moesa have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Region Moesa the municipal rate ranges from 60 % (Soazza) to 105 % (Roveredo (GR)).
How did Region Moesa vote in the latest federal vote?
On 27.09.2026, Region Moesa voted 31.6 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.