Sierre

town in Valais, Switzerland

Sierre is the capital of the Sierre district in the Valais canton in Switzerland.

Sierre
Coat of arms of Sierre
Location of 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
 • MayorManfred Stucky (CVP/PDC)
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
Surrounded byChalais, Chandolin, Chermignon, Chippis, Grône, Lens, Montana, Randogne, Saint-Léonard, Saint-Luc, Salgesch, Venthône, Veyras
Twin townsAubenas (France), Cesenatico (Italy), Delfzijl (Netherlands), Schwarzenbeck (Germany), Zelzate (Belgium)
Websitewww.sierre.ch
SFSO statistics
Sierre seen from Crans-Montana.

It has a population of 14,355. It is at the language border of the German-speaking upper part of the "Wallis" and the French-speaking "Valais". This city counts as one of the three official bilingual towns in Switzerland. Sierre is starting point for the tourist sites of the Val d'Anniviers including the villages of Vercorin, Chandolin, St-Luc Vissoie, St-Jean Chandolin, Grimentz, Zinal and Ayer. Sierre is connected with Crans-Montana by a cable car.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Sierre became economically important as very early aluminium smelting was possible because of its access to hydroelectricity.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "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.

Other websites

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  Media related to Sierre at Wikimedia Commons