Businesses in Riddes

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Riddes

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	61
Restaurants	26
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	21
Shopping	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	11
Buses and trains	10
Construction of buildings	9
Real estate	8
Hotels and motels	8
Beauty salons	8
Car repair	7
Corporate management	6

Riddes Facts

Area	28.1 km²
Population	2,790
Male Population	1,419 (50.9%)
Female Population	1,371 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+154.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+47.9%
Median Age	40.3 years (Male: 39, Female: 41.5)
Neighborhoods	La Tzoumaz
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.17276, 7.22360

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Riddes Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,098	1,502	1,886	2,808	2,790
Population Density	39.1 / km²	53.5 / km²	67.2 / km²	100.1 / km²	99.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Riddes Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 48.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Riddes	+155.7%	+87%	+48.9%
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

Riddes Median Age

Median Age: 40.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Riddes	40.3 yrs	41.5 yrs	39 yrs
Valais	41.1 yrs	42.1 yrs	40.2 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Riddes Population Density

Population Density: 99.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Riddes	2,790	28.1 km²	99.4 / km²
Valais	340,468	5,223.3 km²	65.2 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Riddes Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Riddes

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Riddes

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Riddes

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

Riddes CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Riddes	31,221 tn	11.19 tn	1,112.6 tons/km²
Valais	3,785,473 tn	11.12 tn	724.7 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 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

Riddes CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	31,221 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.19 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,112.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4.1)
Landslide	Medium (6)

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

Sources:

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.
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.
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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/1/17	8:10 AM	4.1	42.5 km	1,590 m	7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	38.7 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/1/16	11:17 PM	3.8	31.1 km	2,000 m	11km WNW of Evionnaz, Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	33.3 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	8:48 PM	3.4	26.8 km	6,600 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
4/4/10	9:16 PM	3.6	41.7 km	7,100 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
11/20/08	1:20 PM	3.4	29.9 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/23/08	6:04 PM	3	45.3 km	5,000 m	northern Italy	usgs.gov
7/24/08	4:14 AM	3.3	29.9 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
6/17/08	7:48 PM	3.5	18.3 km	4,800 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Riddes

Riddes is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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