Act on the merger of the municipalities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg and Visp
Table of Provisions (11)
Statutory Text (11 Articles)
1. The residential municipalities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp are merged into a single municipality under the name "Municipality of Visp."
2. The areas of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp form the territory of the new Municipality of Visp.
1. The new municipality of Visp is assigned to the district of Visp.
2. The boundaries of the districts of Brig and Visp are amended accordingly.
1. The civic communities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp shall not be merged.
2. The territories of the civic communities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp shall be maintained and correspond to the territories of the respective former resident municipalities.
3. The citizens of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp shall remain citizens of their respective civic community.
1. The Merger of the Municipalities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp will take effect on January 1, 2027.
1. The new municipal community shall adopt the coat of arms of the former municipal community of Visp.
1. The merger by operation of law results in the transfer of assets and liabilities of the three municipalities Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp.
2. The administrative accounts of the three municipalities shall be closed on December 31, 2026.
3. The administrative accounts as of December 31, 2026, the merger balance sheet as of January 1, 2027, and the 2027 budget shall be submitted for resolution to the first general assembly of the new municipality of Visp in 2027.
1. The regulations in force in the three municipalities of Baltschieder, Eggerberg, and Visp shall remain legally valid during a transitional period lasting until December 31, 2031, insofar as they have not been repealed by a uniform regulation before this date. Exempted are regulations that have already been standardized.
2. The standardization of the Building and Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Use Planning (BZR/ZNP) will be carried out within the adaptation periods provided for in the special legislation.
1. The number of members of the municipal council of the new residential municipality of Visp is set at nine.
2. The municipal council elections of the new residential municipality of Visp will be conducted according to the proportional representation system.
1. The State Council shall decide on the necessary measures for the organization and conduct of the municipal elections in 2026 in the new municipality of Visp.
1. Pursuant to the Ordinance on Municipal Mergers, a financial aid in the total amount of 3,120,860 Swiss Francs is granted to the new municipality of Visp.
2. This amount will be drawn from the special fund for the promotion of municipal mergers.
1. The State Council decides on the measures necessary for the implementation of this law.