Sierre
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
Article
21 sectionsContents
- 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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