Visperterminen
Visperterminen (Walser German: Tärbinu) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Visperterminen is first mentioned in the 11th Century as Termenum. In 1221 it was mentioned as Terminum. Visperterminen has an area, (as of the 2004–09 survey) of . Of this area, about 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 35.8% is unproductive land. In the 2004–09 survey a total of or about 0.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. The municipality is located in the Visp district. The municipality stretches from the valley located in the hills north-west of Visp and the Nanz valley over to the Mattwald and Simelihorn. It consists of the village of Visperterminen and the hamlets of Ober- and Unterstalden, Bitzinen, Niederhäusern, Parmili and Sattolti. The Gebidumsee is located at an elevation of . The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert an orb Argent in chief four plates. Visperterminen has a population () of . , 4.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 7 years (2010–2017) the population has changed at a rate of -1.60%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2017, was 8.1, while the death rate was 8.1 per thousand residents. children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 56.0% of the population and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 25.1%. In 2015 there were 550 single residents, 707 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 86 widows or widowers and 37 divorced residents.