Saint-Luc, Switzerland
Saint-Luc () is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011
History
Saint-Luc is first mentioned in 1267 as ''Lus''. In 1304 it was mentioned as ''Luc'', which was the official name until 1904. The name Saint-Luc first appears around 1850.
[ In 1858, the village was gutted by fire, which lead to a crucial redevelopment in the structures of the chalets.
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Coat of arms
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