Parpan was a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into Churwalden .

Parpan is first mentioned in 1208 as Partipan. Formerly in Romansh it was known as Parpaun.

Parpan is a common surname in Graubünden. Etymologically "Parpan" originates from the French partis-pain, meaning "bread-deliverer".