Gampel
Gampel | |
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Gampel village | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Gampel | |
Gampel Gampel | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°45′E / 46.317°N 7.750°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Leuk |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 1,385 |
| • Density | 82.0/km2 (212/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3945 |
| SFOS number | 6107 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Bratsch, Erschmatt, Ferden, Niedergesteln, Steg, Turtmann |
| Website | www.gampel.ch |
Gampel is a village and former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village of Gempel is located at the southern entrance to the Lötschental or Lötschen valley. The eastern border of the village is the Lonza river, which is also the district border and the border with the neighboring village of Steg.
Gampel is now in the municipality of Gampel-Bratsch. It should not be confused with the municipality Gampelen in the canton of Bern.