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Saas-Fee

Saas-Fee () is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car-free city centre. The villages in its neighbourhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Saas-Fee
Swiss town.image_photo: Saas-Fee Ort, Januar 2009.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Saas-Fee COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Saas-Fee Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Visp
Swiss town.postal_code: 3906
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6290
Swiss town.area: 40.57
Swiss town.elevation: 1800
Swiss town.population: 1607
Swiss town.populationof: 2002
Swiss town.website: saas-fee.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Roger Kalbermatten
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Randa, Saas-Almagell, Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund, Sankt Niklaus, Täsch
Swiss town.twintowns: Almora (India), Rocca di Cambio (Italy), Steamboat Springs (United States)