Vissoie | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Vissoie  | |
  Vissoie  Vissoie | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°35′E / 46.217°N 7.583°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
| Population (December 2008) | |
| • Total | 375 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3961 |
| SFOS number | 6251 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Vissoie is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. However, on 1 January 2009 it merged with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Saint-Luc to form the municipality of Anniviers.[1]
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 19 July 2011