Ardon VS
| VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Ardon . |
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 Switzerland
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| Canton : |
 Valais (VS)
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| District : | Conthey |
| BFS no. : | 6021 |
| Postal code : | 1957 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH ADO |
| Coordinates : | 586 041 / 117818 |
| Height : | 503 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 471–2966 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 20.39 km² |
| Residents: | 3217 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 158 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.ardon.ch |
 Ardon Church |
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Ardon is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Conthey district in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .
Ardon is a wine-growing place in which the white wine - grape variety Fendant is grown.
geography
Ardon lies on the north bank of the Rhone and on the west bank of the Lizerne as well as on its alluvial cone , about halfway between Sion (Sion) and Martigny . The neighboring communities of Ardon are in the north Conthey , in the east Vétroz , in the south Nendaz and in the west Chamoson . The canalized lower reaches of the Lizerne from the Lizerne & Morge SA hydropower plant closes the municipality to the neighboring municipality of Vétroz almost in a straight line.
Main road 9 and motorway 9 pass through the territory of Ardon . There is a railway stop on the Simplon line in town . A side street branches off at the western edge of the built-up area from main road 9 in the direction of Chamoson and runs through the vineyards between the two towns.
history
The name Ardon is of Celtic origin. Archaeological traces already point to a settlement in the Latène period but also to an important villa rustica . The oldest sacred building can be traced back to the 5th century.
population
| Population development | ||||||||||
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| year | 1798 | 1829 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Residents | 466 | 714 | 816 | 1227 | 1354 | 2295 | 2676 | 2842 | 3037 | 3076 |
Attractions
In the village there is a small hydroelectric power station next to a rock cut through the Lizerne . The course of the river comes from an inaccessible gorge that begins in the Derborence basin .
Vineyards behind Ardon
Exit of the Lizerne gorge at the Ardon power station with the remains of a bisse
Hydroelectric power station at the exit of the Lizerne into the Rhone plain
economy
The hydroelectric power station on the Lizerne has existed since the early 1960s. The operating company, which was founded when it was established in 1957, is based in Sion. The municipality of Sion acquired shares in the operating company Lizerne et Morge SA in 2017 and now owns 50% of the share capital. The storage power plant has an installed capacity of 50 MW. Its average annual production is around 160 GWh. It uses water from the catchment areas of the Lizerne and Morge .
Personalities
- Marius Lampert (1902–1991), politician born in Ardon, State Councilor for the Valais department
literature
- Danielle Allet-Zwissig: Ardon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2009 .
Web links
- Ardon VS on the ETHorama platform
- Official website of the municipality of Ardon
- Ardon on elexikon.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Danielle Allet-Zwissig: Ardon. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 11, 2009 , accessed April 30, 2018 .
- ^ Association of Swiss Electricity Companies : Axpo sells 50% stake in Lizerne et Morge SA . Communication dated April 12, 2017 at www.strom.ch, accessed on April 30, 2018