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== Geography == [[File:ETH-BIB-Visp v. N. O. aus 100 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-004864-AL.tif|thumb|left|Aerial view from 100 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1919)]] Visp lies in the [[Rhône]] valley, at the confluence of the [[Vispa]] and the Rhône, {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} west of [[Brig-Glis]]. Visp has an area, {{as of|2011|lc=on}}, of {{convert|13.2|km2|mi2|sp=us}}. 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.<ref name=SFSO /> The proposed merger of the municipalities of [[Eggerberg]], [[Ausserberg]], [[Bürchen]], [[Baltschieder]], Visp and [[Visperterminen]] was rejected by the residents.<ref name="Fusion">[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 17 February 2011</ref>
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