Lax

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Lax

Total population

286

Coordinates46.39°, 8.12°

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

Overview

Lax is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Cäsar Johann Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918)

D

Daniel Albrecht

alpine skier

P

Pierre Bürcher

Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Matthäus Schiner

Catholic cardinal (1465-1522)

L

Lilian Kummer

Swiss alpine skier

B

Brigitte Albrecht-Loretan

Swiss cross-country skier

Art Furrer

Swiss mountain guide

Alexander Seiler

Swiss hotel manager and entrepreneur (1819-1891)

E

Elmar Schmid

Swiss clarinetist

Johann Joseph Benet

Swiss mountain guide (1824-1864)

F

Felix Walker

Swiss politician

Joseph Anton Berchtold

Swiss geodesist and catholic priest (1780-1859)

Nicholas Schiner

bishop of Sion

G

German Ritz

M

Marino Bodenmann

Swiss politician (1893-1964)

L

Lorenz Justin Ritz

Swiss painter (1796-1870)

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

Nearby places in Valais

• Martisberg
  0.9 mi away · pop. 16
• Grengiols
  1.7 mi away · pop. 436
• Schmidighischere
  3.5 mi away
• Ebnet
  6 mi away
• Biel
  6.5 mi away
• Belalp
  7.1 mi away
• Brig
  8 mi away · pop. 12,823
• Birgisch
  9.2 mi away · pop. 253
• Münster VS
  9.6 mi away
• Gondo
  13.4 mi away
• Blatten (Lötschen)
  14.5 mi away · pop. 303
• Sankt German
  15.2 mi away

Browse all places in Valais →

Recently spotted species

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-23

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-23

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-09-22

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Seen 2026-09-22

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-22

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-09-22

Alpine Marmot

Marmota marmota

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-21

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

Official Identifiers