East Raron District

East of the Raron subdistrict
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
Main town :	Mortar fillet
FSO number :	2309
Area :	398.16  km²
Height range :	626-4194 m above sea level M.
Residents:	10,940 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	27 inhabitants per km²
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East Raron ( French District de Rarogne oriental ) is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . The main town is Mörel-Filet . The district consists of the following communities:
Status: Oct. 2016

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²	BFS no
	Bettmeralp	462	28.79	16	6205
	Bister	33	5.81	6th	6172
	Bitsch	974	5.79	168	6173
	Grengiols	424	58.52	7th	6177
	Mortar fillet	680	8.55	80	6203
	Riederalp	452	19.09	24	6181
Total (6)		3025	126.55	24	2309 1

¹ The semi-districts Ostlich Raron and Westlich Raron (see history there) both have the same district number assigned by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1993

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  Municipalities until October 2003

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  Municipalities until 2008

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  Municipalities until 2013

• January 1, 1994: Change of name Ried bei Mörel → Ried-Mörel

• November 1, 2003: Merger of Goppisberg , Greich and Ried-Mörel → Riederalp
• January 1, 2009: Merger of Filet and Mörel → Mörel-Filet
• January 1, 2014: Fusion Betten and Martisberg → Bettmeralp

Web links

Commons : Eastern Raron District  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Anton Riva: Raron (Zehnden, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.