Riederalp
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| Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°2′E / 46.383°N 8.033°ECoordinates: 46°23′N 8°2′E / 46.383°N 8.033°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Raron | |
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| • Total | 21.04 km2 (8.12 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,905 m (6,250 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 498 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3987 Riederalp 3983 Goppisberg, Greich 3986 Ried-Mörel |
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| SFOS number | 6181 | |
| Surrounded by | Betten, Bitsch, Filet, Mörel, Naters, Termen | |
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Riederalp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.
Riederalp has an area, as of 2011[update], of 21 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi). Of this area, 27.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 27.3% is unproductive land.
The mid-mountain resort sits on a south-facing terrace, south of the 23 km (14 mi) long Aletsch Glacier—Europe's largest, in the Bernese Alps. The altitude of the village (1,930 m [6,330 ft]) allows good view of the Pennine Alps with some of its highest summits such as the Fletschhorn, Dom and Matterhorn.
Riederalp has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 498. As of 2008[update], 10.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -3.9%. It has changed at a rate of -3.9% due to migration and at a rate of 3.6% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.6%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (1.9%) and French is the third (0.8%).
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