Salgesch facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Salgesch
Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Leuk
Area
• Total	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Elevation	581 m (1,906 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	1,567
• Density	137.94/km2 (357.26/sq mi)
Postal code	3970
Surrounded by	Chandolin, Leuk, Miège, Mollens, Sierre, Varen, Veyras

Salgesch (French: Salquenen) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

Salquenen village

Salgesch has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 11.3 square kilometers (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 2.42 km² (0.93 sq mi) or 21.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.72 km² (2.21 sq mi) or 50.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi) or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 3.3% is either rivers or lakes and 1.75 km² (0.68 sq mi) or 15.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 47.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.1% is used for growing crops and 2.6% is pastures, while 18.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.3% is in lakes and 3.0% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 10.6% is unproductive vegetation and 4.9% is too rocky for vegetation.

The municipality is located in the Leuk district, on the right side of the Rhone valley, across from the Pfynwald (Pfyn woods). It is the western-most German speaking municipality in Valais.

Images for kids

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  Old half-timbered house

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  House in Salgesch

See also

In Spanish: Salgesch para niños