Bagnes

Bagnes
Cotterg, a village of Bagnes.
Cotterg, a village of Bagnes.
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Coat of arms of Bagnes
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Bagnes is located in Switzerland
Bagnes
Bagnes
Bagnes is located in Canton of Valais
Bagnes
Bagnes
Coordinates: 46°5′N 7°13′E / 46.083°N 7.217°E / 46.083; 7.217
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictEntremont
Government
 • MayorEloi Rossier
Area
 • Total282.2 km2 (109.0 sq mi)
Elevation
(Le Châble)
820 m (2,690 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total8,096
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1934 (Le Châble)
SFOS number6031
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
LocalitiesVal de Bagnes, Bruson, Champsec, Cotterg, Fionnay, Le Châble, Les Morgnes, Lourtier, Medières, Mauvoisin, Montagnier, Prarreyer, Sarreyer, Verbier, Versegères, Villette
Surrounded byVollèges, Sembrancher, Saxon VS, Riddes, Nendaz, Hérémence, Evolène, .. (Italy), Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Liddes, Orsières
Websitewww.bagnes.ch
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Bagnes is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes.[3]

With an area of 282 km2 (108.88 sq mi), Bagnes used to be the largest municipality of Switzerland until the formation of Glarus Süd in 2011.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.