Sierre | |
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Location of Sierre  | |
  Sierre  Sierre | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Président (list) Pierre Berthod CVP/PDC (as of November 2016) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,918 km2 (741 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 16,790 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3960 |
| SFOS number | 6248 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Chalais, Anniviers, Chermignon, Chippis, Grône, Lens, Montana, Randogne, Saint-Léonard, Salgesch, Venthône, Veyras |
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| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Revue de géographie alpine accessed 10-December-2016