Montana, Switzerland

Montana
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Montana is located in Switzerland
Montana
Montana
Montana is located in Canton of Valais
Montana
Montana
Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°E / 46.317; 7.483
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictSierre
Government
 • MayorFrancis Tapparel
Area
 • Total4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,495 m (4,905 ft)
Population
 (December 2007)
 • Total2,276
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3963
SFOS number6243
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Surrounded byChermignon, Lens, Randogne, Sierre
Websitewww.commune-cransmontana.ch
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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.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016