Fiesch

Coat of arms

Fiesch

Location of Fiesch

Coordinates: 46°24′N 8°8′E / 46.400°N 8.133°ECoordinates: 46°24′N 8°8′E / 46.400°N 8.133°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Russi Klaus

Area

• Total

11.26 km² (4.35 sq mi)

Elevation

1,049 m (3,442 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

927

• Density

82/km² (210/sq mi)

Postal code

3984

SFOS number

6057

Surrounded by

Bellwald, Betten, Ernen, Fieschertal, Lax

Website

www.fiesch.com
SFSO statistics

Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift.

It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its view of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area.

Fiesch is first mentioned in 1203 as Vios. In 1438 it was mentioned as Viesch, seit 1905 Fiesch.

The Fiesch derailment occurred in 2010.

Fiesch has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 11.3 square kilometers (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 20.4% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in a small valley and on the slopes above both sides of the Weisswasser.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a fess wavy Argent in base Coupeaux of the same.

Fiesch has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 927. As of 2008^[update], 17.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -4.5%. It has changed at a rate of -2% due to migration and at a rate of -2% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (872 or 87.6%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (87 or 8.7%) and Albanian is the third (13 or 1.3%). There are 7 people who speak French, 1 person who speaks Italian.

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