Leukerbad

Leukerbad
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Leuk
Coordinates	46°23′N, 7°38′E
Population	1,420 (December 2002)
- Density	21 /km² (55 /sq.mi.)
Area	67.2 km² (25.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Postal code	3954
SFOS number	6111
Surrounded by	Adelboden (BE), Albinen, Ferden, Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Kandersteg (BE), Lenk im Simmental (BE), Mollens
Website	www.leukerbad.org
Leukerbad

Leukerbad (French: Loèche-les-Bains, Walliser German: Leiggerbad) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

[edit] Famous residents

American writer James Baldwin lived here for three months with his lover Lucien Happersberger in Winter 1951.^[1]

A view of Leukerbad.

A view of Leukerbad from the Gemmi Pass.

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Loèche-les-bains

v • d • e Municipalities in the District of Leuk, Switzerland

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