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Sierre

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Also known as Sierre, VS, Siders, Siders, VS, Siders, Valais

Sierre (; ; ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 18,020. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun () for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Sierre
Swiss town.image_photo
Sierre-Lac.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type
city
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Sierre Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Sierre COA.svg
Swiss town.canton
Valais
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-VS
Swiss town.district
Sierre
Swiss town.postal_code
3960
Swiss town.municipality_code
6248
Swiss town.area
19.2
Swiss town.elevation
533
Swiss town.population
18020
Swiss town.populationof
December 2024
Swiss town.popofyear
2024
Swiss town.website
www.sierre.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Pierre Berthod
Swiss town.mayor_asof
November 2016

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ville de Sierre
Population
17829
Area
19.13
Elevation
533
Official website
www.sierre.ch
Image
Ansicht Siders, 2024.jpg
Dialing code
027
Licence plate code
VS
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Commons category
Sierre
postal code
3960
name in native language
Sidrium
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6248
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Prehistory
  • Medieval and early modern developments
  • 19th century
  • Modern Sierre
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Sights
  • Twin towns
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • Weather
  • Education
  • Sport
  • Events
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Sierre (; ; ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 18,020. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun () for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.

It is the last official French-speaking city in Valais before the French–German language border of the canton located at the forêt de Finges, a few kilometres after the town. A German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, counting for around 8% of the population.

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