Sion district

District Sion French District de Sion
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
Main town :	Manners
FSO number :	2312
Area :	130.66  km²
Height range :	477-3198 m above sea level M.
Residents:	47,753 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	365 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Sion ( French District de Sion ) in the canton of Valais consists of the following municipalities (as of January 1, 2017) :

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Arbaz	1280	19.23	67
	Grimisuat	3445	4.45	774
	Savièse	7716	70.98	109
	Sion	34,708	34.86	996
	Veysonnaz	604	1.14	530
Total (5)		47,753	130.66	365

Changes in the community

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  Parishes until 1967

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  Municipalities until 2012

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  Municipalities until 2016

• 1968: Merger of Bramois and Sitten → Sitten
• 2013: Fusion Salins and Sitten → Sitten
• 2017: Fusion of Les Agettes and Sitten → Sitten

Web links

Commons : District Sitten  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Bernard Truffer: Sitten (Zehnden, District). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.