Erschmatt

Erschmatt () is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.

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Place details

Locality: Erschmatt
Region: Valais/Wallis
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 313

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Erschmatt
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Erschmatt.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Erschmatt village
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Erschmatt Flagge.gif
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Leuk
Swiss town.postal_code: 3957
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6105
Swiss town.area: 11.2
Swiss town.elevation: 1228
Swiss town.population: 278
Swiss town.populationof: 2010
Swiss town.website: www.erschmatt.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Rafael Locher
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bratsch, Ferden, Gampel, Guttet-Feschel, Leuk

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Wikidata facts

Population: 279
Area: 11.2
Elevation: 1228
Official website: www.erschmatt.ch/fr
Image: Erschmatt.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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postal code: 3957
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Erschmatt () is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.

==History== Erschmatt is first mentioned in 1328 as Huers. In 1357 it was mentioned as Hoers.