Sierre
Sierre is the capital of the Sierre district in the Valais canton in Switzerland.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sierre
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°ECoordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Stucky (CVP/PDC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
| • Total | 14,355 |
| • Density | 747.7/km2 (1,936/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3960 |
| Surrounded by | Chalais, Chandolin, Chermignon, Chippis, Grône, Lens, Montana, Randogne, Saint-Léonard, Saint-Luc, Salgesch, Venthône, Veyras |
| Twin towns | Aubenas (France), Cesenatico (Italy), Delfzijl (Netherlands), Schwarzenbeck (Germany), Zelzate (Belgium) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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.
Sierre Media
- Sierreinderabendsonne
- Hochgeflogen
Lac de Géronde and Sierre
vue du vieux village de Noës/Sierre, Valais/Suisse
Avenue General Guisan in Sierre
Gare CFF de Sierre
St. Catherine's church in Sierre
HES-SO Valais, Sierre, Switzerland
Bishop Bernard Fellay, SSPX in Villepreux, France, June 2012.
Johann Tschopp, pro road cycling racer*Author: Grégory Mermoud
References
Other websites
Media related to Sierre at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
