Visp

Geography

Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of the Vispa and the Rhône, west of Brig-Glis. Visp has an area, , of . Of this area, 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land.

Most-observed species

• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  4,901
• Alpine Zephyr Blue

  Kretania trappi (Verity, 1927) · Insecta
  3,482
• Swiss Brassy Ringlet

  Erebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  3,286
• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  3,076
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,449
• Wall

  Lasiommata megera (Linnaeus, 1767) · Insecta
  2,261
• Large Ringlet

  Erebia euryale Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  2,255
• Chalk-hill Blue

  Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta
  2,213

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