Bister, Switzerland

Bister

Coat of arms

Bister

Location of Bister

Coordinates: 46°22′N 8°4′E / 46.367°N 8.067°ECoordinates: 46°22′N 8°4′E / 46.367°N 8.067°E

Country

Area

• Total

5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi)

Elevation

1,054 m (3,458 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

• Density

5.3/km² (14/sq mi)

Postal code

3983

SFOS number

6172

Surrounded by

Filet, Grengiols, Termen

Website

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SFSO statistics

Bister is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Bister is first mentioned in 1374 as Bystur. In 1480 it was mentioned as Bistar.

Bister has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 5.8 square kilometers (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 18.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 41.3% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the Östlich-Raron district. It consists of houses scattered across the valley slopes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Azure and Sable, in base issuant from Water wavy Argent Coupeaux Vert and a wheat ear Or.

Bister has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 31. As of 2008^[update], 3.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 3.8%. It has changed at a rate of 7.7% due to migration and at a rate of -15.4% due to births and deaths.

All of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German as their first language.

As of 2008^[update], the population was made up of 26 Swiss citizens and 1 non-citizen residents (3.70% of the population). Of the population in the municipality, 15 or about 45.5% were born in Bister and lived there in 2000. There were 12 or 36.4% who were born in the same canton, while 4 or 12.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1 or 3.0% were born outside of Switzerland.

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