Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chippis

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Construction of buildings12

Chippis Facts

Area2.3 km²
Population2,420
Male Population1,253 (51.8%)
Female Population1,167 (48.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+23.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+13.9%
Median Age40.4 years (Male: 38.3, Female: 42.4)
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.28103, 7.54289

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Chippis Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,9631,9842,1242,3722,420
Population Density848.9 / km²857.9 / km²918.5 / km²1,025.7 / km²1,046.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chippis Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 11.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Chippis+20.8%+19.6%+11.7%
Valais+50.9%+37.1%+23.1%
Switzerland+30.6%+24.4%+15.8%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chippis Median Age

Median Age: 40.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Chippis40.4 yrs42.4 yrs38.3 yrs
Valais41.1 yrs42.1 yrs40.2 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chippis Population Density

Population Density: 1,047 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Chippis2,4202.313 km²1,047 / km²
Valais340,4685,223.3 km²65.2 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chippis Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chippis

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chippis

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chippis CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Chippis27,081 tn11.19 tn11,710.6 tons/km²
Valais3,785,473 tn11.12 tn724.7 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Chippis CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)27,081 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)11,710.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (6)
LandslideMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.149.4 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
10/24/162:44 PM4.415.8 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM35.9 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.43.6 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/4/109:16 PM3.647.3 km7,100 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
10/23/086:04 PM353.9 km5,000 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.517.2 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/17/0812:41 PM450.3 km8,400 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/1/0712:22 AM339.7 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
3/31/073:42 AM3.166.6 km10,000 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov

Chippis

Chippis is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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