Eastern Raron District

The district of Eastern Rarogne (in German Bezirk Östlich Raron, in French district de Rarogne oriental) is one of the fourteen districts of the canton of Valais, Switzerland, located to the east of the canton. The district capital is the commune of Mörel-Filet.

Geography

The district is located in the Upper Valais region (Oberwallis/Haut-Valais), which has a majority Swiss-German population. The district is bordered to the northeast by the district of Goms, to the southeast by the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola (ITA), and to the west by the district of Brig.

Communes

Eastern Rareña District
Communes	Population (31.12.2008)	Surface km2
Bettmeralp 3	440	29,36
Bister	27	5.8
Bitsch	840	4,1
Grengiols	474	58.5
Mörel-Filet2	674	8.4
Riederalp1	415	21.0
Total (7)	2847 (10 793)	127.2

Modifications

• ¹1 November 2003: Fusion of the communes of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel in the new commune of Riederalp.
• ²January 1, 2009: Fusion of the communes of Mörel and Filet in the new commune of Mörel-Filet.
• ³January 1, 2014: Fusion of the communes of Betten and Martisberg in the new commune of Bettmeralp.

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  Communes until 2003

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  Communes until 2008