Bürchen

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bürchen is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ignaz Venetz

Swiss glaciologist (1788-1859)

Thomas Platter the Elder

Swiss writer, scholar and printer

Emil Paul Tscherrig

Swiss Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican Diplomat (1947-2026)

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Ernst Heinrich Karlen

Roman Catholic Bishop (1922-2012)

Georges Bregy

Swiss footballer

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Ralf Kreuzer

Swiss alpine skier

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Ernst Schnydrig

Swiss journalist, priest, theologian and radio host (1912-1978)

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Leo Lucian Roten

Swiss politician, journalist and author (1824-1898)

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Madlen Summermatter

Swiss alpine skier

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Martin Zenhäusern

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Peter Jossen

Swiss politician

P

Peter Roten

Swiss journalist and politician (1916-1991)

Ramon Zenhäusern

Swiss alpine skier

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Gaston Furrer

Swiss ice hockey player

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Gregor Zenhäusern

historian

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Ruth Kalbermatten

Swiss politician (1950-2014)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valais

• Unterbäch VS
  0.8 mi away · pop. 426
• Sankt German
  2.2 mi away
• Eggen
  3.7 mi away
• Steg VS
  4 mi away · pop. 1,336
• Stalden VS
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,149
• Kalpetran
  4.7 mi away
• Gspon
  5.6 mi away
• Getwing
  5.9 mi away
• Engersch
  6 mi away
• Gamsen
  6.6 mi away
• Goppenstein
  6.7 mi away
• Gasenried
  6.9 mi away

Browse all places in Valais →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-16

Yellow Odontites

Odontites luteus

Seen 2026-09-15

European barberry

Berberis vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

Great Stonecrop

Hylotelephium maximum

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-12

Large Wall Brown

Lasiommata maera

Seen 2026-09-08

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-07

Tree Grayling

Hipparchia statilinus

Seen 2026-09-07

Dwarf Feather Grass

Stipa capillata

Seen 2026-09-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers