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Sierre
Sierre (; german: Siders, ; frp, Siérro, ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (french: Cité du Soleil) for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year. It is the last official French-speaking city in Valais before the French–German language border of the canton located at the forêt de Finges, a few kilometres after the town. A German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, counting for around 8% of the population. History Sierre was first mentioned around 800 as ''Sidrium'', though a 12th-century document refers to the village being founded in 515. In 1179 it was mentioned as ''Sirro'' and in 1393 as ''Syder''. Prehistory The area around the modern town, especially Gerunden hill, was settled very early. Archeological sites on the Gerunden hill have produced neolithic objects and grave goods (including a polished stone ax), Bronze Age weapons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierre In Der Abendsonne
Sierre (; german: Siders, ; frp, Siérro, ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (french: Cité du Soleil) for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year. It is the last official French-speaking city in Valais before the French–German language border of the canton located at the forêt de Finges, a few kilometres after the town. A German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, counting for around 8% of the population. History Sierre was first mentioned around 800 as ''Sidrium'', though a 12th-century document refers to the village being founded in 515. In 1179 it was mentioned as ''Sirro'' and in 1393 as ''Syder''. Prehistory The area around the modern town, especially Gerunden hill, was settled very early. Archeological sites on the Gerunden hill have produced neolithic objects and grave goods (including a polished stone ax), Bronze Age weapons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. The flag of the canton is made of thirteen stars representing the districts, on a white-red background. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west. It is one of the three large southern Alpine cantons, along with Ticino and the Grisons, which encompass a vast diversity of ecosystems. It is a bilingual canton, French and German being its two official languages. Traditionally, the canton is divided into Lower, Central, and Upper Valais, the latter region constituting the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierre (district)
The district of Sierre is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules, a Sun Or.'' Demographics Sierre has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (32,090 or 80.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (3,240 or 8.1%) and Italian is the third (1,522 or 3.8%). There are 15 people who speak Romansh. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 16,070 Swiss men (35.0% of the population) and 6,533 (14.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 17,331 Swiss women (37.8%) and 5,970 (13.0%) non-Swiss women.Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chermignon
Chermignon () is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Chermignon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Chermenon'' and ''Chirminon''. It became an independent municipality in 1905 when it separated from Lens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Chermignon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or la ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniviers
Anniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie. The merger became effective 1 January 2009,Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area. History Human settlement dates from the and |
Lens, Switzerland
Lens () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lens is first mentioned in 1177 as ''de Lenz''. Geography Lens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 3.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 33.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.8% is covered with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalais, Switzerland
Chalais () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Chalais is first mentioned in the 11th century as ''Jaler''. In 1425 it was mentioned as ''Challir''. In 1892 much of the village was destroyed in a fire. Geography Chalais has an area, , of . Of this area, or 19.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 67.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 4.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 64.3% of the total l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chippis
Chippis is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Chippis is first mentioned in the 11th century as ''Sepils''. Geography Chippis has an area, , of . Of this area, or 5.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 59.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 24.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.5% is either rivers or lakes and or 8.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.5% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grône
Grône is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Grône is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as ''in Gruona''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Grün'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Grône has an area, , of . Of this area, or 19.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 64.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 8.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
Saint-Léonard is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Saint-Léonard underground lake situated there is a tourist attraction. History Saint-Léonard is first mentioned in 1218 as ''apud Sanctum Leonardum''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''St. Leonhard'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Saint-Léonard has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 3.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 4.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana, Switzerland
Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana (together with Icogne, Lens, Randogne, Mollens and Chermignon). On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens (VS), Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Montana is first mentioned in 1243 as ''Montana''. In 1905 it separated from Lens to form an independent municipality.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Montana had an area, , of . Of this area, or 25.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.5% is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randogne
Randogne () is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Randogne is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Randonni''. Geography Randogne had an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 30.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.5% and transportation infrastructure made up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
