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Gampel
Valaisvillage
Total population
1,301
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Valais, Switzerland, Gampel is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Coordinates of 46.315°, 7.743° situate Gampel in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 1,301 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida6,789
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta5,340
- Alpine Zephyr BlueKretania trappi (Verity, 1927) · Insecta3,425
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,712
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida2,613
- WallLasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta2,439
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,141
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,057
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2021-10-0510 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Valais
- Steg VS0.3 mi away · pop. 1,336
- Engersch1.8 mi away
- Getwing2 mi away
- Goppenstein3.7 mi away
- Sankt German3.8 mi away
- Bürchen4.2 mi away · pop. 767
- Susten4.9 mi away
- Leuk5.1 mi away · pop. 3,724
- Inden6.3 mi away · pop. 89
- Wiler (Lötschen)6.4 mi away · pop. 539
- Varen6.5 mi away · pop. 602
- Blatten (Lötschen)8.1 mi away · pop. 303
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 6107
- Wikidata
- Q689575
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771