Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (44%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Their culture can be followed on a multi-day hike through all of the Canton of Graubünden, called the Walserweg.

[9] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 70.2% of the vote.

[4] The Reformed Church in Avers is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

[10] A custom in the Avers valley (found also in Bosco/Gurin, Ticino) was to build houses with a Seelabalga ("soul-beam").

This was a sliding wooden door covering a small round hole through the wall, which was opened to allow the soul of a deceased inhabitant to depart.

The wettest month is August during which time Avers receives an average of 150 mm (5.9 in) of precipitation.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 42 mm (1.7 in) of precipitation over 12.4 days.