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Filet, Switzerland

Filet is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . In 2009 Filet merged with Mörel into the municipality of Mörel-Filet.

History

Throughout the Middle Ages Filet was known as Gifrisch. It was first mentioned in 1374 as Gifris.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the village coat of arms is Divided by a Bar wavy Argent, chief Azure a Mullet of Five Argent and base Gules an Oxen head guardant having two grain ears Or in mouth.

Demographics

Filet has a population (as of December 2008) of 151.
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (142 or 93.4%) as their first language, Dutch is the second most common (3 or 2.0%) and Serbo-Croatian is the third (3 or 2.0%).
Source Wikipedia: "Filet, Switzerland" by miscellaneous authors" under GNU-License.
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