Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (53.1%), with German being second most common (36.6%) and Italian being third ( 3.6%).
| Languages in Savognin | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 212 | 24.88% | 274 | 31.24% | 323 | 36.62% |
| Romanish | 562 | 65.96% | 546 | 62.26% | 468 | 53.06% |
| Italian | 42 | 4.93% | 25 | 2.85% | 32 | 3.63% |
| Population | 852 | 100% | 877 | 100% | 882 | 100% |
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