Bürchen
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bürchen | |
Bürchen Bürchen | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 7°49′E / 46.267°N 7.817°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Raron |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philipp Zenhäusern |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,360 m (4,460 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 704 |
| • Density | 52.1/km2 (135/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3935 |
| SFOS number | 6193 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Raron, Törbel, Unterbäch, Visp, Zeneggen |
| Website | www.buerchen.ch |
Bürchen (Walliser German: Birchu) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.