sentences:  It consists of the village of Saas-Balen and the hamlets of Niedergut (Ausser-Balen), Bidermatten and a part of Tamatten (Inner-Balen) as well as 25 small, alpine settlements.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Azure, on Ground Vert a path Argent embowed passing into a cave entrance Sable of a Cliff Argent.