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| Population | 6,842 (Dec 2009)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 518 /km2 (1,340 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 13.22 km2 (5.10 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 3930 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 6297 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Baltschieder, Brig-Glis, Bürchen, Lalden, Raron, Visperterminen, Zeneggen | |||||||||
| Website | www.visp.ch SFSO statistics |
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Visp (French Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Its population (as of 2007) is around 6,700.[2]
The two valleys are Mattertal and Saastal. It borders with Brig-Glis.
The majority of the population is German-speaking.
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Economy
The major employer in the town is the chemical company, LONZA AG, which employs about 2,550 people.[3] Visp is the economic center of the region and draws workers from many surrounding towns and even from Italy. This leads to a unique situation where there are more jobs in Visp then the total population (7,700 positions for a population of about 6,700).[4] Visp is the birthplace of current FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Transportation
Visp railway station is a junction station, with a modern station building completed in 2007. It is served by two standard gauge lines (with services operated by SBB-CFF-FFS) and a metre gauge line (with services operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn).
The railway and bus stations in Visp and Brig are starting points for many outdoor activities, trips, and tours in the surrounding mountain resorts Zermatt and Saas-Fee, lying at the foot of almost all the highest peaks in the Alps, such as Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Dom and Weisshorn.
Weather
| Climate data for Visp | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15 (59) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.2 (36) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -1.7 (28.9) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3 (37) |
-1.3 (29.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -5.7 (21.7) |
-3.8 (25.2) |
-0.5 (31.1) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
-1.3 (29.7) |
-5 (23) |
2.8 (37) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 50 (1.97) |
53 (2.09) |
58 (2.28) |
47 (1.85) |
46 (1.81) |
45 (1.77) |
36 (1.42) |
42 (1.65) |
32 (1.26) |
57 (2.24) |
70 (2.76) |
63 (2.48) |
599 (23.58) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 7 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 78.9 |
| Source: MeteoSchweiz [5] | |||||||||||||
External links
- Official website (German)
References
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
- ^ Bundesamt fur Statistik (Federal Department of Statistics) (2008). "Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung (Total) nach Bezirken und Gemeinden". http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/raeumliche_verteilung/kantone__gemeinden.html. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ City of Visp website-Industry (German) accessed 18 May 2009
- ^ City of Visp website-Employment (German) accessed 18 May 2009
- ^ "Temperature and Precipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
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