Visp
Visp (Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of the Vispa and the Rhône, 9 km west of Brig-Glis.
Visp has an area,, of 13.2 km2. Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land.
The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.
Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of the Vispa and the Rhône, 9 km west of Brig-Glis.
Visp has an area,, of 13.2 km2. Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land.
The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.
Map - Visp
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Country - Switzerland
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Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas the Swiss population of approximately 8.7 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are located, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| CHF | Swiss franc | Fr | 2 |
| CHE | WIR Bank | 2 | |
| CHW | WIR Bank | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| FR | French language |
| DE | German language |
| IT | Italian language |
| RM | Romansh language |