Crans-Montana

Crans-Montana is a municipality of the district Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Coat of arms of Crans-Montana
Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°E / 46.317; 7.483Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°E / 46.317; 7.483
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictSierre
Area
 • Total59.66 km2 (23.03 sq mi)
Elevation
1,495 m (4,905 ft)
Highest elevation
(Schneehorn)
3,177 m (10,423 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2015)
 • Total10,931
 • Density183.222/km2 (474.54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3971 Chermignon
3963 Crans-sur-Sierre
3971 Ollon
3963 Montana
3974 Mollens
3975 Randogne
Surrounded byLens, Icogne, Lenk im Simmental (BE), Leukerbad, Inden, Varen, Salgesch, Miège, Venthône, Sierre
Websitewww.crans-montana.ch
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On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana.

Crans-Montana is a ski resort that was created through the fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana. It belonged to six municipalities (Chermignon, Lens, Icogne, Mollens, Montana and Randogne). Four of those municipalities merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.

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Crans-Montana Media

References

Other websites

  Media related to Crans-Montana at Wikimedia Commons