Leukerbad

Leukerbad
Leukerbad in mid-October 2006
Location of Leukerbad
Leukerbad
Leukerbad
Coordinates: 46°23′N 7°38′E / 46.383°N 7.633°E / 46.383; 7.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictLeuk
Government
 • MayorChristian Grichting
Area
 • Total
67.2 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,411 m (4,629 ft)
Population
 (December 2002)
 • Total
1,436
 • Density21.4/km2 (55.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
3954
SFOS number6111
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Surrounded byAdelboden (BE), Albinen, Ferden, Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Kandersteg (BE), Lenk im Simmental (BE), Mollens
Twin townsDombóvár, Hungary
Websitewww.leukerbad.org

Leukerbad (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈlɔʏkərbaːd]; French: Loèche-les-Bains [lɔɛʃ le bɛ̃] ; Walliser German: Leiggerbad, although locally known as ds Baadu) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.