Businesses in Laax

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Laax

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Restaurants	40	4.3
Shopping	32	4.1
Other accommodation	29	4.3
Hotels and motels	21	4.3
Bars, pubs and taverns	18	4.2
Real estate	9	5
Education	7	4.3
Sporting goods	7	4.2
Gas station	7	3.9
All food and beverage	7	3.9
Cafes	7	4.5
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	6	4.5
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6	3.9
Hairdressers	5	3.9

Laax Facts

Area	37.3 km²
Population	1,899
Male Population	995 (52.4%)
Female Population	904 (47.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+52.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+18.6%
Median Age	40.9 years (Male: 41.2, Female: 40.5)
Neighborhoods	Breite, Salums
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.80452, 9.25787
Postal Codes	7031, 7032

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Laax Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,249	1,457	1,601	1,937	1,899
Population Density	33.5 / km²	39 / km²	42.9 / km²	51.9 / km²	50.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laax Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 21% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Laax	+55.1%	+32.9%	+21%
Graubünden	+7.3%	+10%	+7.6%
Switzerland	+30.6%	+24.4%	+15.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laax Median Age

Median Age: 40.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Laax	40.9 yrs	40.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Graubünden	42 yrs	43 yrs	41.1 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Laax Population Density

Population Density: 50.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Laax	1,899	37.3 km²	50.9 / km²
Graubünden	205,163	7,105.1 km²	28.9 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laax Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Laax

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Laax

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Laax

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Laax CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Laax	22,062 tn	11.62 tn	591.3 tons/km²
Graubünden	2,370,443 tn	11.55 tn	333.6 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Laax CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	22,062 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	591.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	35.7 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/12/13	12:59 AM	3.6	33.2 km	2,600 m	1km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein	usgs.gov
7/20/13	3:30 AM	3.6	68.7 km	4,200 m	3km ESE of Andwil, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/4/09	3:30 PM	4.5	41.9 km	2,900 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
12/16/08	12:34 AM	3.1	71.8 km	7,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/9/08	7:22 AM	3.7	4.3 km	3,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/21/08	4:40 PM	4.2	15 km	8,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/5/07	11:15 AM	3.1	40.4 km	0 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	40.6 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/06	8:05 PM	3.3	47.3 km	6,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Laax

Laax (Romansh: Lags) is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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