It is located on the Inn River, and the artificial lake Lej da Gravatscha is nearby.

It consists of the village of Bever and the hamlet of Spinas at the entrance to the Albula Tunnel.

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[10] In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 28.4% of the vote.

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (66.6%), with Romansh being second most common (18.9%) and Italian being third (11.7%).

[12] Until the mid 19th Century, the entire population spoke the Upper-Engadin Romansh dialect of Puter.

Due to increasing trade with the outside world, Romansh usage began to decline.

Following World War II German became the clear majority language.

Both are on lines of the Rhaetian Railway and between them have regular service to St. Moritz, Scuol-Tarasp, Chur, Landquart, and Pontresina.