District of Visp

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District Visp French District de Viège

Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Valais Valais (VS)
Main town :	Visp
FSO number :	2313
Area :	864.20 km²
Height range :	636–4632 m above sea level M.
Residents:	28,454 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	33 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Visp (the weisse Zehnden; French District de Viège ) in the canton of Valais consists of the following municipalities:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Baltschieder	1328	31.34	42
	Ice	204	38.00	5
	Embd	295	13.39	22nd
	Grächen	1251	14.27	88
	Lalden	649	1.30	499
	Randa	435	54.53	8th
	Saas-Almagell	370	110.44	3
	Saas-Balen	347	30.24	11
	Saas-Fee	1564	40.31	39
	Saas-Grund	1000	24.78	40
	St. Niklaus	2239	89.24	25th
	Stalden (VS)	1086	10.51	103
	Staldenried	537	14.27	38
	Bag	1322	58.72	23
	Törbel	481	17.56	27
	Visp	7950	13.20	602
	Visperterminen	1345	51.63	26th
	Zeneggen	293	7.56	39
	Zermatt	5758	242.91	24
Total (19)		28,454	864.20	33

Compared to the Visp Dean's Office , Eggerberg belongs to the Brig district .

Changes in the community

Municipalities until 1922
Municipalities until 1971
Municipalities until 2006

1865: Merger of St. Niklaus inner Matt and St. Niklaus outer Matt → St. Niklaus Matt
1866: Merger of St. Niklaus Dorf and St. Niklaus Matt → St. Niklaus
1870: Merger of Gasenried and St. Niklaus → St. Niklaus
1923: Fusion of founding and Ausserberg → Ausserberg (change of district to Westlich Raron )
1972: Merger of Eyholz and Visp → Visp

2007: Name change Saas Almagell → Saas-Almagell
2007: Change of name Saas Balen → Saas-Balen
2007: Name change Saas Fee → Saas-Fee
2007: Name change Saas Grund → Saas-Grund

Web links

Commons : District Visp - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Bernard Truffer: Visp (Zenden, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.