Calfreisen is first mentioned in 1156 as Caureisene.
Geography
Before the merger, Calfreisen had a total area of. Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district. It is on the north slope of the Schanfigg mountain.
Demographics
Calfreisen had a population of 54. , 20.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.5%. , the gender distribution of the population was 55.6% male and 44.4% female. The age distribution,, in Calfreisen is; 7 children or 15.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 4 teenagers or 8.9% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 2 people or 4.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 8 people or 17.8% are 40 to 49, and 6 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 1 person is between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 15.6% who are 80 to 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP, the CVP and the FDP. In Calfreisen about 77.3% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Calfreisen has an unemployment rate of 0.4%. , there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 1 person is employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1808
57
1850
98
1900
58
1950
60
1980
34
2000
45
Languages
Most of the population speaks German, with the rest speaking Romansh. The historical language use is given in the following table:
