Anniviers
Anniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie merged into the new municipality of Anniviers. The merger became on 1 January 2009, creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Anniviers  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 7°35′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simon Epiney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 243.1 km2 (93.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,729 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/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 | 6252 |
| Localities | Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc, Vissoie, Mayoux, Mission, Zinal, Niouc and Fang |
| Surrounded by | Chalais, Chippis, Sierre, Salgesch, Leuk, Agarn, Oberems, Randa, Täsch, Zermatt, Evolène, Saint-Martin, Mont-Noble and Grône |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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References
- "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.
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