Saas-Balen

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Saas-Balen
Saas-Balen coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : Visp
BFS no. : 6289i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3908
Coordinates : 637 882  /  111509 coordinates: 46 ° 9 '14 "  N , 7 ° 55' 44"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-two  /  111509
Height : 1483  m above sea level M.
Height range : 1349–3985 m above sea level M.
Area : 30.24  km²
Residents: 347 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 11 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.saasbalen.ch
Saas-Balen VS

Saas-Balen VS
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Saas-Balen (officially until 31 December 2006: Saas-Balen ) is a Munizipalgemeinde and a civic community of the district Visp and a parish of the deanery Visp of the German-speaking part canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

From a geographical point of view, Saas-Balen is the first of the four Saas communities in the Saas Valley to be reached. In this village you can still find the typical old Valais wooden houses, colored black by the sun. The village has 347 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). The village has around 500 guest beds distributed in holiday apartments and group houses.

The village is at 1480 m. ü. M. and the community area is 3021 ha. In the village there is a post office, a village shop, two restaurants and a butcher shop.

population

Population development
year 1850 1900 1950 2000 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
Residents 162 215 414 397 407 399 367 366 347
Population development

Attractions

The town's landmarks are the historic round church and the imposing Fellbach waterfall, which is over 40 meters high. The unique round church is a late baroque work of art which is now a national monument.

tourism

Saas-Balen has a ski lift right in the village and a natural ice and toboggan run. The village is also the starting point for the 26 km long cross-country ski trail for classic and skating. The trail stretches along the Saaser Vispa to the "Eienalp" at 1930 m. ü. There are over 350 km of marked hiking trails throughout the valley.

literature

  • The Fellbach

  • Destruction by the Fellbach

  • church

  • Round church in Saas-Balen

  • Mountain hamlet Siwinen at 2077 m

  • Saas-Balen, November 2019

  • St. Anthony's Chapel

Web links

Commons : Saas-Balen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .