 The cattle industry and traffic through the passes formed the economic framework of the community since the Middle Ages.Periods of increase, for example, after Mount "Crap Ses" was blown up in 1777, or when the Julier Road was improved between 1820 and 1840, were always followed by periods of decrease, most recently from too much competition after the opening of the Gotthardbahn in 1882.At this stage Savognin was thrown back to being a peasants' village, and missed the next connection to the development of tourism.