Eischoll

Eischoll
Coat of arms
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Location of Eischoll
Coordinates: 46°16′N 7°46′E / 46.267°N 7.767°E / 46.267; 7.767Coordinates: 46°16′N 7°46′E / 46.267°N 7.767°E / 46.267; 7.767
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Raron
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Amacker
Area
• Total	13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation	1,230 m (4,040 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	453
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Postal code	3943
SFOS number	6194
Surrounded by	Ergisch, Niedergesteln, Turtmann, Unterbäch
Website	www.eischoll.ch SFSO statistics

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

Eischoll is first mentioned in 1250 as Oiselz. In 1336 it was mentioned as Oysol and in 1418 as Eysoll.

Eischoll has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 13.8 square kilometers (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 28.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 24.1% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the Westlich Raron district. The village is located at 1,230 m (4,040 ft) above the left bank of the Rhone river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules on a Plate a cross bottony sable.

Eischoll has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 453. As of 2008^[update], 2.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -8%. It has changed at a rate of -5.2% due to migration and at a rate of -2.6% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (485 or 97.0%) as their first language, Albanian is the second most common (10 or 2.0%) and French is the third (2 or 0.4%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.

As of 2008^[update], the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The population was made up of 238 Swiss men (48.4% of the population) and 8 (1.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 238 Swiss women (48.4%) and 8 (1.6%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 375 or about 75.0% were born in Eischoll and lived there in 2000. There were 90 or 18.0% who were born in the same canton, while 20 or 4.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 3.0% were born outside of Switzerland.