▁for ▁orch ards ▁or ▁v ine ▁cro ps ▁and ▁ 3 . 3 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁al pine ▁past ures . ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁is ▁an ▁S - sh aped ▁linear ▁village ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Th ier stein ▁district . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁bla zon ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁G ules ▁a ▁Fir ▁tree ▁Vert ▁tr unk ed ▁S able ▁issu ant ▁from ▁a ▁Base ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁a ▁F ence ▁f ess wise ▁of ▁the ▁third . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁Gr ind el ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁() ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁, ▁ 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁resident ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 9 ▁) ▁the ▁population ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁- 3 . 2 %. ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁changed ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁due ▁to ▁migration ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁- 1 . 6 % ▁due ▁to ▁birth s ▁and ▁death s . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁speak s ▁German ▁( 4 8 4 ▁or ▁ 9 8 . 0 % ), ▁with ▁French ▁being ▁second ▁most ▁common ▁( 4 ▁or ▁ 0 . 8 %) ▁and ▁Italian ▁being ▁third ▁( 1 ▁or ▁ 0 . 2 %). ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁gender ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 0 . 5 % ▁male ▁and ▁ 4 9 . 5 % ▁female