Orsières
Orsières is a municipality of the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Orsières
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Orsières  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°2′N 7°9′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Entremont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-François Thétaz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165.0 km2 (63.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,183 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1937 |
| SFOS number | 6034 |
| Localities | Branche, Chamoille, Champex-Lac, Chez-les-Addy-Maligue, Chez-les-Giroud, Chez-les-Reuses, Commeire, Issert, La Douay, La Fouly, La Rosière, Le Biolley, Les Archales, Orsières, Prassurny, Prayon, Praz-de-Fort, Reppaz, Somplaroz, Soulalex and Verlonnaz |
| Surrounded by | Bagnes, Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Bovernier, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FR-74), Courmayeur (IT-AO), Liddes, Martigny-Combe, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (IT-AO), Sembrancher, Trient |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Villages
Branche, Chamoille, Champex-Lac, Chez-les-Addy-Maligue, Chez-les-Giroud, Chez-les-Reuses, Commeire, Issert, La Douay, La Fouly, La Rosière, Le Biolley, Les Archales, Orsières, Prassurny, Prayon, Praz-de-Fort, Reppaz, Somplaroz, Soulalex and Verlonnaz.
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.
Other websites
Media related to Orsières at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in French)
- Orsières in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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