Montana | |
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Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Valais |
District | Sierre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francis Tapparel |
Area | |
• Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) |
Population (December 2007) | |
• Total | 2,276 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3963 |
SFOS number | 6243 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
Surrounded by | Chermignon, Lens, Randogne, Sierre |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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]