Visp: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Valais
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 7,948
• Coordinates: 46.2937° N, 7.8815° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 80 km (50 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bern Airport (BRN): 75 km (46 mi), straight line
• Lugano Airport (LUG): 86 km (53 mi), straight line
• Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP, Italy): 99 km (61 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Raron: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Brig: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Leuk: 19 km (12 mi)
• Veyras: 27 km (16 mi)
• Sierre: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bern, 80 km (50 mi)