Molinis is first mentioned in 1335 as Mulina. Formerly, in Romansh, it was known as Molinas.
Geography
Before the merger, Molinis had a total area of. Of this area, 26.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled and the remainder is non-productive. The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district, on the Schanfigg valley floor. It consists of the haufendorf village of Molinis. Nearby is the Sankt Peter-Molinisrailway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line, which also serves Sankt Peter.
Demographics
Molinis had a population of 132., 12.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -20.4%. Most of the population speaks German, with Romansh being second most common and Spanish being third. , the gender distribution of the population was 52.7% male and 47.3% female. The age distribution,, in Molinis is; 20 children or 14.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 22 teenagers or 16.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 7 people or 5.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 25 people or 18.4% are between 30 and 39, 20 people or 14.7% are between 40 and 49, and 9 people or 6.6% are between 50 and 59. The seniorpopulation distribution is 13 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 16 people or 11.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 55.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP, the FDP and the CVP. In Molinis about 73.4% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. Molinis has an unemployment rate of 0.79%., there were 10 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 10 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 24 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
