Sierre

Sierre
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Sierre is located in Switzerland
Sierre
Sierre
Sierre is located in Canton of Valais
Sierre
Sierre
Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°E / 46.300; 7.533
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictSierre
Government
 • MayorPrésident (list)
Pierre Berthod CVP/PDC
(as of November 2016)
Area
 • Total1,918 km2 (741 sq mi)
Elevation
533 m (1,749 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total16,790
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3960
SFOS number6248
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Surrounded byChalais, Anniviers, Chermignon, Chippis, Grône, Lens, Montana, Randogne, Saint-Léonard, Salgesch, Venthône, Veyras
Twin towns
Websitewww.sierre.ch
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Sierre (French pronunciation: [sjɛʁ]; German: Siders [zidɐs]; Arpitan: Siérro [ˈʃiʁo] ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (French: Cité du Soleil) for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.

It is the last official French-speaking city in Valais before the French–German language border of the canton located at the forêt de Finges, a few kilometres after the town. A German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, counting for around 8% of the population.[3]

  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. ^ Revue de géographie alpine accessed 10-December-2016