Varen (French: Varone) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Varen is first mentioned in 1225 as Varonam. Varen was used as a setting for the British/American crime drama "The Missing". Varen has an area, as of 2009, of 12.8 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi). Of this area, 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) or 31.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi) or 34.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 28.6% is unproductive land. More information...
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