Praden has an area,, of. Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled and the remainder is non-arable. The village is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of and respectively. In 2009 Praden merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden.
Demographics
Praden had a population of 109, of which 8.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.5%. Most of the population speaks German, with French being second most common and Romansh being third. , the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The age distribution,, in Praden is; 11 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 13.9% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 15.8% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 20.8% are 40 to 49, and 14 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 3.0% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 60% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP, the FDP and the CVP. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Praden about 89.7% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Praden has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. , there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
