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Chippis

Chippis is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of in . Chippis has about 1,630 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 1,630 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Chippis VS”
  • Postal code: 3965

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eglise St-Urbain et école and Beauregard Castle.

Church
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is a church.

Castle
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is a ruined castle on the territory of Chippis in the canton of , . It is situated on a rocky spur at the entrance to the .

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sierre and Veyras.

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is a city in Central . While the city is in the French part of Valais, there is a large German-speaking population and you will encounter many people being fluent in both languages.

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of in . On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of , and merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée. is situated 2½ km north of Chippis.

Village
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is a in the , located in the canton of . The village is situated in the central part of the canton near , at a height of 1,320 metres, on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. is situated 2½ km south of Chippis.

Chippis

Latitude
46.28054° or 46° 16′ 50″ north
Longitude
7.54063° or 7° 32′ 26″ east
Population
1,630
Elevation
531 metres (1,742 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH CPS
Open location code
8FR97GJR+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3015464744
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2661172
Wiki­data ID
Q69986
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Chippis” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Chippis”
  • Arpitan: “Chepés”
  • Basque: “Chippis”
  • Breton: “Chippis”
  • Catalan: “Chippis”
  • Cebuano: “Chippis”
  • Chinese: “希皮”
  • Czech: “Chippis”
  • Dutch: “Chippis”
  • Esperanto: “Chippis”
  • Finnish: “Chippis”
  • French: “Chippis”
  • German: “Chippis”
  • German: “Zippis”
  • Hungarian: “Chippis”
  • Irish: “Chippis”
  • Italian: “Chippis”
  • Lombard: “Chippis”
  • Malay: “Chippis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chippis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chippis”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chippis”
  • Piemontese: “Chippis”
  • Polish: “Chippis”
  • Portuguese: “Chippis”
  • Romansh: “Chippis”
  • Russian: “Шиппи”
  • Silesian: “Chippis”
  • Slovak: “Chippis”
  • Spanish: “Chippis”
  • Swedish: “Chippis”
  • Swiss German: “Chippis”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Chippis”
  • Turkish: “Chippis”
  • Ukrainian: “Шіпіс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Chippis”
  • Venetian: “Chippis”
  • Volapük: “Chippis”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chippis”
  • Welsh: “Chippis”

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