Visperterminen

Visperterminen (Walser German: Tärbinu) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 167 ha (410 acres).

It consists of the village of Visperterminen and the hamlets of Ober- and Unterstalden, Bitzinen, Niederhäusern, Parmili and Sattolti.

The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.

[7] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert an orb Argent in chief four plates.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (1,328 or 97.9%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (7 or 0.5%) and Italian is the third (5 or 0.4%).

[13] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][14] The Bronze Age and medieval settlement at Oberstalden is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The hamlets of Barmüli, Bitzinen, Niederhäusern, Oberstalden and Unterstalden are all part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[17] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 652 votes were cast, of which 18 or about 2.8% were invalid.

[22] In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 2.8% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 19.9%.

[25] From the 2000 census[update], 1,315 or 96.9% were Roman Catholic, while 12 or 0.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The education system in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten.

All the lower and upper secondary students from Visperterminen attend their school in a neighboring municipality.

The library has (as of 2008[update]) 5,607 books or other media, and loaned out 10,644 items in the same year.

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New houses in Visperterminen
Vineyards near Visperterminen