Leuk
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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Leuk
| municipality_name = Leuk
| municipality_type = municipality
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| languages = German
| canton = Valais
| iso-code-region = CH-VS
| district = [[Leuk (district)|Leuk]]
| lat_d=46|lat_m=17|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=38|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 3953
| municipality_code = 6110
| area = 44.16
| elevation = 731|elevation_description=
| population = 3376|populationof=2002
| website = www.leuk.ch
| mayor = Gaston Oggier|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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| places = Briannen, Gampinen, Leuk-Stadt, Pfyn, Pletschen, St. Josephsheim, Susten
| demonym =
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Agarn]], [[Albinen]], [[Bratsch]], [[Chandolin]], [[Erschmatt]], [[Guttet-Feschel]], [[Inden, Switzerland|Inden]], [[Salgesch]], [[Turtmann]], [[Varen, Switzerland|Varen]]
| twintowns = [[Münchwilen, Thurgau]] (Switzerland)
|}}
'''Leuk''' ([[French language|French]] ''Loèche'') is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Leuk (district)|Leuk]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]].
Since it controls access to the [[Gemmipass]], it had some importance from the time of [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Raetia]]. The [[Leukerbad]] thermal baths are just North of Leuk, towards the pass. It is the capital of the [[Leuk (district)|Leuk district]] of the Valais.
Loèche harbours the installations of [[Onyx (interception system)|Onyx]], the Swiss interception system for electronic intelligence gathering.
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