Mörel-Filet
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 8°3′E / 46.333°N 8.050°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 8°3′E / 46.333°N 8.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Östlich Raron | |
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| • Mayor | Imesch Irmina (as of 0) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 746 m (2,448 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 686 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3983 | |
| SFOS number | 6203 | |
| Localities | Mörel, Filet | |
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Mörel-Filet is a municipality in the district of Östlich Raron in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was formed on 1. January 2009 when Mörel and Filet were merged.
Mörel is first mentioned in 1203 as Morgi. Throughout the Middle Ages Filet was known as Gifrisch. It was first mentioned in 1374 as Gifris.
Mörel-Filet has an area, as of 2011[update], of 8.4 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi). Of this area, 18.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 23.5% is unproductive land.
Mörel-Filet has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 686. As of 2008[update], 10.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -6.1%. It has changed at a rate of -3.5% due to migration and at a rate of -3.3% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.0%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (1.5%) and French is the third (0.7%).
As of 2008[update], the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 297 Swiss men (43.9% of the population) and 40 (5.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 309 Swiss women (45.6%) and 31 (4.6%) non-Swiss women.
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