- Salouf
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Salouf
municipality_name = Salouf
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Salouf wappen.svg
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canton = Grisons
iso-code-region = CH-GR
district = Albula
lat_d=46|lat_m=37|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=34|long_EW=E
postal_code = 7462
municipality_code = 3538
area = 31.41
elevation = 1258|elevation_description=
population = 213|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
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neighboring_municipalities=Andeer ,Ferrera ,Cunter , Mon,Pignia ,Riom-Parsonz ,Stierva ,Zillis-Reischen
twintowns = |Salouf (until 1943 officially called Salux) is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of
Graubünden inSwitzerland .The population is predominately Romansh-speaking.
Coat of arms
Salouf's
coat of arms depicts a shield with a black background, in the middle a whitefleur-de-lys . In each corner and at the bottom is one six pointed silver star. The design is from the shield of Benedict Fontana (a hero of Graubünden) who lived in Salouf.Geography
The village lies on a ledge on the east side of Piz Toissa (2657 meters).
Languages
The main language of the local people is the
Surmiran dialect of Romansh. Its use has declined in recent decades, though to a lesser degree than in neighbouring communities. In 1880 it was 99.1% and 88.54% in 1980.Languages in Salouf
At the end of 2005, 208 of its 213 residents (= 97.65%) were Swiss citizens.
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