Albinen
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 7°38′E / 46.333°N 7.633°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 7°38′E / 46.333°N 7.633°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Leuk | |
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| • Mayor | Bernhard Grand | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,300 m (4,300 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 243 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3955 | |
| SFOS number | 6102 | |
| Surrounded by | Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Leuk, Leukerbad | |
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Albinen is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Albinen is first mentioned in 1224 as Albignun. Later, it was known as Albinnon or by its French name Arbignon.
Albinen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 15.5 square kilometers (6.0 sq mi). Of this area, 7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi) or 46.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) or 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) or 10.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 34.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.1% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures and 43.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 3.7% is unproductive vegetation and 7.0% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Leuk district. It consists of the village of Albinen, the alpine pasture settlements of Chermignon and Torrent along with the former herding camp (now vacation villages) of Ober Dorbu and Tschingere. These towns were established back in the days when the farmers of Albinen lived a semi-nomadic life.
Albinen is situated in the south of Switzerland in the Swiss Alps at 1,275 m (4,183 ft) above sea level. The town is on a sunny, south-facing slope between two creeks.
The territory of Albinen reaches from the river "Dala" at 760 m (2,490 ft) above sea level to the "Torrenthorn" at 2,997 m (9,833 ft) above sea level.
The flora changes with the different altitudes of the territory. The lower areas are dominated by woods and meadows. The countryside changes to mountain meadows, rocks and cliffs at the higher altitudes. A large variety of wild flowers can be found, especially during spring and in the early summer when most of them flourish. In autumn the larch trees turn yellow and bushes appear at all kinds of red, orange and yellow colouring.
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