Chippis

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Chippis
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Sierre
BFS no. :	6235
Postal code :	3965
UN / LOCODE :	CH CPS
Coordinates :	608 154  /  125620 coordinates: 46 ° 16 '55 "  N , 7 ° 32' 40"  O ; CH1903:  608,154  /  125620
Height :	532  m above sea level M.
Height range :	519–1124 m above sea level M.
Area :	1.97  km²
Residents:	1617 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	821 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.chippis.ch
Main street in Chippis
Location of the municipality

St-Urbain Church.

Chippis (Franco-Provencal [tsi'pis] , after which German Zippis used to be ) is a municipal and civic community in the district of Sierre in the French-speaking part of the Swiss canton of Valais . At the same time it forms a parish of the Deanery of Sierre .

population

Population development
year	1798	1850	1900	1910	1950	1990	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	67	166	282	887	978	1635	1491	1602	1667	1651	1615

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Chippis

Personalities

• Robert Dill-Bundi (* 1958), Swiss cyclist

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1955

literature

• Danielle Allet-Zwissig: Chippis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2009 .

Web links

Commons : Chippis  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Chippis on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Chippis (French)

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 .