Filisur is first mentioned in 1262 as villa Fallisour.
Geography
Filisur has an area,, of. Of this area, 18.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Bergün subdistrict of the Albula district, since 2017 it is part of the Albula Region. It consists of the village of Filisur and the hamlet of Jenisberg at an elevation of.
Demographics
Filisur has a population of. , 14.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.8%. Most of the population speaks German, with Italian being second most common and Romansh being third. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. The age distribution,, in Filisur is; 58 people or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 36 people or 7.7% are 10 to 14, and 23 people or 4.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 60 people or 12.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 57 people or 12.2% are 30 to 39, 67 people or 14.4% are 40 to 49, and 72 people or 15.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 39 people or 8.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 31 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 17 people or 3.6% who are 80 to 89, and there are 6 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 36.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the SPS and the CVP. In Filisur about 69.4% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Filisur has an unemployment rate of 2.02%. , there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 86 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 16 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1803
164
1850
280
1888
273
1900
644
1910
333
1950
375
1960
318
1970
325
1980
410
1990
413
2000
333
Weather
Filisur has an average of 109.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Filisur receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.3 days. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.3 days.
