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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°49′E / 46.217°N 7.817°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 7°49′E / 46.217°N 7.817°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Visp |
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| • Mayor | Alex Bumann |
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| • Total | 13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,356 m (4,449 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 302 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 3926 |
| SFOS number | 6283 |
| Surrounded by | Ergisch, Grächen, Oberems, Sankt Niklaus, Törbel, Unterbäch |
| Twin towns | Ebikon (Switzerland) |
| Website |
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Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Embd is first mentioned in 1250 as Emeda. In 1330 it was mentioned as Embda and Emda.
Embd has an area, as of 2011[update], of 13.4 square kilometers (5.2 sq mi). Of this area, 24.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 58.7% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Visp district, on the steep, left side of the Nikolai valley. It consists of a number of scattered settlements including the hamlet of Flue (1,358 m [4,455 ft]), which serves as the central settlement, and Kalpetran (850 m [2,790 ft]) which includes a station of the Brig-Visp-Zermatt-Bahn.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Tower embattled Gules masoned, doored and windowed Sable, in chief two Keys of the last in saltire over a Latin Cross bottony Sable issuant from a Heart Gules.
Embd has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 302. As of 2008[update], 0.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -13.6%. It has changed at a rate of -11.7% due to migration and at a rate of -0.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (348 or 98.6%) as their first language, French is the second most common (2 or 0.6%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (2 or 0.6%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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