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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name		= Cunter
| image_photo          = Cunter01.JPG
| municipality_type	= former
| imagepath_coa	= Cunter wappen.svg
| canton		= Graubünden
| iso-code-region 	= CH-GR
| district		= [[Albula (district)|Albula]]
|coordinates = {{coord|46|36|N|9|35|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code		= 7452
| municipality_code	= 3532
| area			= 7.11
| elevation		= 1182|elevation_description=
| population		= 256 | populationof = Dec 2014|  popofyear = 2014
| website		= https://surses.ch/RM/surses/vischnancas/cunter.html
| mayor		= Filip Dosch|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
| mayor_title	= |list_of_mayors	=
| places		= Burvagn, Muntschect, Promastgel
| demonym		=
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Riom-Parsonz]], [[Salouf]], [[Savognin]], [[Tiefencastel]]
| twintowns		=
|}}
'''Cunter''' ([[Romansh language|Romansh]], in [[German language|German]]: '''Conters im Oberhalbstein''') is a village and former [[municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the [[Sursés]] in the district of [[Albula (district)|Albula]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Graubünden]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of [[Bivio]], Cunter, [[Marmorera]], [[Mulegns]], [[Riom-Parsonz]], [[Salouf]], [[Savognin]], [[Sur, Switzerland|Sur]] and [[Tinizong-Rona]] merged to form the new municipality of [[Surses]].<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 27 April 2016</ref> It is known for having an [[Unusual place names|unusual and profane name]] in [[English language|English]].
==History==
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Cunter is first mentioned in 1370 as ''Contra''.<ref name=HDS/>
==Geography==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Cunter, Savognin, Surses, Oberhalbstein, Septimerpass v. S.-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-005577.tif|thumb|left|Aerial view by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1928)]]
Cunter had an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|7.1|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.  Of this area, 32.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.9% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (15.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>
The former municipality is located in the [[Surses]] sub-district of the Albula district.  It lies on the road to the [[Julier Pass]], between [[Tiefencastel]] and [[Savognin]].  It consists of the village of Cunter and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Burvagn, Promastgel and Muntschect.  Until 1943 Cunter was known as Conters im Oberhalbstein.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 September 2009</ref>
==Demographics==
{{update section|date=July 2019}}
Cunter had a population (as of 2014) of 256. {{as of|2008}}, 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last ten years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[Romansh language|Romansh]] (51.0%), with German being second most common (36.4%) and Italian being third (5.6%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=January 5, 2016}} accessed 24-Sep-2009</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.<ref name=GR_Numbers>[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924000647/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx |date=September 24, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009</ref> The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Cunter is eighteen people or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. Seven people or 3.5% are 10 to 14, and sixteen people or 8.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, twenty-nine people or 14.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. Twenty-eight people or 14.1% are 30 to 39, thirty-six people or 18.2% are 40 to 49, and thirty-one people or 15.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is thirteen people or 6.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, fifteen people or 7.6% are 70 to 79, and there are four people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89. There is one person or 0.5% who is 90 to 99.<ref name=Population>[http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827132227/http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx |date=August 27, 2009}} {{in lang|de}} accessed 21 September 2009</ref>
In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] which received 62.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (19.6%), the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (10%) and the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (6.7%).<ref name=SFSO/>
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Cunter about 61.5% of the population aged 25 to 64 have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
Cunter has an unemployment rate of 2.44%. {{as of|2005}}, there were ten people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about five businesses involved in this sector. Nine people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are three businesses in this sector. Eleven people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with six businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1423|Cunter}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! year
! population
|-
| 1850
| 182
|-
| 1900
| 152
|-
| 1950
| 152
|-
| 1970
| 116
|-
| 2000
| 198
|-
| 2010
| 240
|-
|}
==References==
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{{commons category|Cunter}}
==External links==
*{{HDS|1423|Cunter}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Surses]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Graubünden]]