Granges VS

Granges

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Valais (VS)

District :

Sierre

Municipal municipality :

Sierre

Postal code :

3977

Coordinates :

601978 / 123153 coordinates: 46 ° 15 '35 " N , 7 ° 27' 51" O ; CH1903: 601978 / 123153

Height :

507 m above sea level M.

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 1972

Gypsum factory (1939)

Granges (German Gradetsch ) is a village in the Sierre district of the canton of Valais . It was a separate municipality until January 1st, 1972 and then merged with the city of Sierre .

In Granges there is a Catholic parish of the same name , which belongs to the Deanery of Sierre.

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	1970
Residents	275	437	951	1326

Attractions

literature

Bernard Monnet: Granges VS. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2006 .