Leytron
Leytron | |
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State : | Switzerland |
Canton : | Valais (VS) |
District : | Martigny |
BFS no. : | 6135 |
Postal code : | 1912 |
Coordinates : | 582 281 / 115141 |
Height : | 485 m above sea level M. |
Height range : | 467–3050 m above sea level M. |
Area : | 26.82 km² |
Residents: | 3205 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 120 inhabitants per km² |
Website: | www.leytron.ch |
Ovronnaz |
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Location of the municipality | |
Leytron is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Martigny district in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .
The resort of Ovronnaz , which is known for its winter sports area and thermal baths , belongs to the municipality .
geography
Leytron is located on the north side of the Rhone Valley halfway between Sion and Martigny . The municipality consists of the two villages Leytron and Ovronnaz and the hamlets of Les Moulins, Produit, Montagnon, Les Places, Le Four, Dugny, Morthey and Lui Teise. The neighboring communities of Leytron are Chamoson in the north and east , Riddes in the south-south-east, Saillon in the south , Fully in the west- south- west and north- west, an exclave of Saillon in the north-west and Bex VD in the north-north-west .
population
Population development | |||||||||
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year | 1798 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 2000 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
Residents | 421 | 615 | 1073 | 1697 | 2128 | 2703 | 2853 | 3002 | 3135 |
Attractions
literature
- Patrick Maye: Leytron. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .
Web links
- Leytron on the ETHorama platform
- Official website of the municipality of Leytron
- Ovronnaz (Leytron)
- L'Ardève
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 .