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Saas-Grund

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Saas-Grund

Total population

1,167

Elevation1559 m
Land area24.78 km²
Coordinates46.13°, 7.94°

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City facts

Elevation
1559 m
Area
24.78 km²
Official website
www.saas-grund.ch

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Overview

Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom.

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History & geography

History

Saas-Grund is first mentioned in 1438 as grunderro.

Geography

Saas-Grund has an area, , of . Of this area, 11.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 75.2% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district. It consists of the village of Saas-Grund, the hamlets of Unter dem Berg and Ze Laubinu and portions of the hamlets of Tamatten and Unter den Bodmen.

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Geography

Latitude
46.1278
Longitude
7.9370
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Valais

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,309

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
157
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Italian Slowworm
Italian Slowworm
Anguis veronensis
Seen 2026-09-15
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Seen 2026-09-14
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2026-09-12
fireweed
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Seen 2026-09-09
Yellow Saxifrage
Yellow Saxifrage
Saxifraga aizoides
Seen 2026-09-09
Alpine Toadflax
Alpine Toadflax
Linaria alpina
Seen 2026-09-09
European Toad
European Toad
Bufo bufo
Seen 2026-09-04
Violet Carpenter Bee
Violet Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea
Seen 2026-09-04
Feathered Gothic
Feathered Gothic
Tholera decimalis
Seen 2026-09-04

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

Events

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
6291
Population (Wikidata)
1,000
Wikidata
Q70032

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771