Staldenried

Staldenried
Gspon village
Coat of arms
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Location of Staldenried
Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°52′E / 46.217°N 7.867°E / 46.217; 7.867Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°52′E / 46.217°N 7.867°E / 46.217; 7.867
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Visp
Government
• Mayor	Alban Brigger
Area
• Total	14.32 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation	1,052 m (3,451 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	550
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Postal code	3933
SFOS number	6294
Surrounded by	Eisten, Stalden, Visperterminen
Website	www.staldenried.ch SFSO statistics

Staldenried is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Staldenried is first mentioned in 1389 as am ryede. In 1638 it was mentioned as Stalden Riedt.

Staldenried has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 14.3 square kilometers (5.5 sq mi). Of this area, 23.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 31.7% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the Visp district, in the outer Visp valley on the eastern valley slope. It consists of the largest hamlet of Gspon (elevation 1,893 m [6,211 ft]), the hamlets of Zur Kirche and Zur Tanne along with about twenty small settlements.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Pine tree Vert trunked and eradicated proper between two Trefoils of the second.

Staldenried has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 550. As of 2008^[update], 1.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2%. It has changed at a rate of 3.9% due to migration and at a rate of 1.8% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (549 or 99.1%) as their first language, French is the second most common (1 or 0.2%) and Romansh is the third (1 or 0.2%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.