[5] Before the merger, Turtmann had an area, as of 2011[update], of 6.8 square kilometers (2.6 sq mi).

Before the merger, Unterems had an area, as of 2011[update], of 1.4 square kilometers (0.54 sq mi).

[6] It was located in the Leuk district, high on the left side of the Rhone valley.

It consists of the village of Unterems and the hamlets of Ze Schmidu, Feldishaus and Prupräsu.

[5] The historical population is given in the following chart:[8] The entire village of Turtmann is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 0 per thousand residents.