Grimentz

Grimentz is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Grimentz
Swiss town.image_photo: Grimentz - août 2022.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Grimentz COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Grimentz Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.within_municipality: Anniviers
Swiss town.district: Sierre
Swiss town.postal_code: 3961
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6237
Swiss town.area: 58.4
Swiss town.elevation: 1553
Swiss town.population: 385
Swiss town.populationof: December 2008
Swiss town.popofyear: 2008
Swiss town.website: www.grimentz.ch

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Wikidata facts

Population: 475
Area: 584
Elevation: 1553
Official website: www.grimentz.ch
Image: Grimentz - août 2022.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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postal code: 3961
Commons category: Grimentz
P8168: Bivange

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==History== Grimentz is first mentioned in 1052 as Grimiens. The village was formerly known by its German name Grimensi, however, that name is no longer used.