Saint-Jean, Switzerland

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Saint-Jean is located in Switzerland
Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean is located in Canton of Valais
Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean
Coordinates: 46°12′N 7°35′E / 46.200°N 7.583°E / 46.200; 7.583
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictSierre
Area
 • Total
15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Elevation
1,327 m (4,354 ft)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total
237
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3961
SFOS number6245
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Websitewww.saint-jean.ch
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Saint-Jean 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-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.[1]

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011