Raron
Sign in to saveRaron () is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Raron
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Raron3.JPG
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Raron COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Raron Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Raron
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3942
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6199
- Swiss town.area
- 30.3
- Swiss town.elevation
- 638
- Swiss town.population
- 1896
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2002
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2002
- Swiss town.website
- www.raron.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Daniel Troger
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Ausserberg, Baltschieder, Blatten (Lötschen), Bürchen, Niedergesteln, Unterbäch, Visp, Wiler (Lötschen), Zeneggen
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- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
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- Notable residents
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Raron () is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
==History== thumb|Aerial view (1955) Raron is first mentioned around 1101–1200 as Rarogni. In 1146 it was mentioned as Rarun.