Inden, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 7°37′E / 46.333°N 7.617°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 7°37′E / 46.333°N 7.617°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Leuk | |
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| • Mayor | Marianne Müller | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.86 km2 (3.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 120 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3953 | |
| SFOS number | 6109 | |
| Surrounded by | Albinen, Leuk, Leukerbad, Mollens, Varen | |
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Inden is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Inden is first mentioned in 1242 as Indes.
Inden has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.9 square kilometers (3.8 sq mi). Of this area, 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 8.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi) or 29.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi) or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) or 59.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 26.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 3.1% is pastures and 5.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 10.1% is unproductive vegetation and 48.9% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Leuk district, on a high plateau and along the road that runs from Leukerbad to the Gemmi Pass.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a two-arched masoned Wall Gules, in chief an Eagle displayed Sable between two Mullets of Six of the second.
Inden has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 120. As of 2008[update], 9.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.5%. It has changed at a rate of 21.8% due to migration and at a rate of -5.5% due to births and deaths.
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