Martigny-Combe

Martigny-Combe
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Martigny
BFS no. :	6137
Postal code :	1921
Coordinates :	569 120  /  103954 coordinates: 46 ° 5 '11 "  N , 7 ° 2' 22"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred and sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty  /  103954
Height :	804  m above sea level M.
Height range :	485–2873 m above sea level M.
Area :	37.41  km²
Residents:	2315 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	62 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.martigny-combe.ch
Plan-Ceriser hamlet
Location of the municipality

Martigny-Combe is a municipal and civil parish in the Martigny district in the French-speaking part of the Swiss canton of Valais . The main town of the municipality is La Croix. The mayor is Florence Carron Darbellay.

geography

Martigny-Combe lies at the intersection of two road axes. Ending in La Croix highway 21 leads the main road 21 further over the Great St Bernard to Italy by the end of the highway from branching off the main road 202 leads from La Croix over the Col de la Forclaz to France.

The municipality consists of La Croix and several hamlets.

history

In the Middle Ages, what was later to become Martigny-Combe belonged to Kastlanei Martigny . In 1475, like all of Lower Valais , it was conquered by the seven Upper Valais tens . In 1833 the residents opposed the revision of the federal treaty and marched on the Bastonnade de Martigny against its liberal supporters.

Politically, the place belonged to the municipality of Martigny until 1841 and has since formed its own municipality. La Bâtiaz split off from Martigny-Combe in 1845 and Trento in 1899/1900 . Ecclesiastically, Martigny-Combe still belongs to Martigny today; it is looked after by the Augustinian canons of the hospice on the Great St. Bernhard .

population

Population development
year	1850	1888	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	1332 (with Trient)	1714	1167	1051	1731	2199	2310	2324	2305

According to information from Meyer's Konversationslexikon, Martigny la Ville had 1,525 inhabitants around 1888, Martigny le Bourg 1,303 and Martigny-Combe 1,714 inhabitants.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Martigny-Combe

Personalities

• Christophe Darbellay (* 1971), politician (CVP), lives in Martigny-Combe

literature

• Albano Hugon: Martigny-Combe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2009 .

Web links

Commons : Martigny-Combe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Martigny-Combe on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Martigny-Combe

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 .