Täsch

History

Täsch is first mentioned in 1302 as Tech. In Latin it was known as Pera.

Geography

Täsch has an area, , of . Of this area, 11.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 78.1% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district, in the Mattertal valley, which contains almost all the highest peaks in the Alps such as Monte Rosa, Dom and Weisshorn. The high Täschhorn lies directly above the village. It consists of the village of Täsch and the hamlets of Zermettjen and Täschberg as well as the Täschalp hiking region.

Most-observed species

• Swiss Brassy Ringlet

  Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  2,994
• Scotch Burnet

  Zygaena exulans (Hohenwarth, 1792) · Insecta
  2,077
• Chalk-hill Blue

  Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
  1,970
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,714
• Large Ringlet

  Erebia euryale Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  1,654
• Alpine marmot

  Marmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  1,344
• Gomphocerus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767)

  Gomphocerus sibiricus (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta
  1,095
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  1,092

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
  9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2021-10-05
  10 km SSW of Evolène, Switzerland