Saas Balen
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| Coordinates: 46°8′N 7°55′E / 46.133°N 7.917°ECoordinates: 46°8′N 7°55′E / 46.133°N 7.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Visp | |
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| • Total | 30.18 km2 (11.65 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,483 m (4,865 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 369 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3908 | |
| SFOS number | 6289 | |
| Surrounded by | Eisten, Saas Fee, Saas Grund, St. Nicklaus, Simplon | |
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Saas-Balen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom.
Saas-Balen is first mentioned in 1304 as baln.
Saas-Balen has an area, as of 2011[update], of 30.2 square kilometers (11.7 sq mi). Of this area, 10.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 65.4% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Visp district. It has the smallest area of any municipality in the Saas valley. It consists of the village of Saas-Balen and the hamlets of Niedergut (Ausser-Balen), Bidermatten and a part of Tamatten (Inner-Balen) as well as 25 small, alpine settlements.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, on Ground Vert a path Argent embowed passing into a cave entrance Sable of a Cliff Argent.
Saas-Balen has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 369. As of 2008[update], 6.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -4.6%. It has changed at a rate of 0.2% due to migration and at a rate of -2.7% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (390 or 98.2%) as their first language, French is the second most common (2 or 0.5%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (2 or 0.5%).
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