Veyras VS

VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Veyras .

Veyras

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Valais Valais (VS)
District :	Sierrew
BFS no. :	6250i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	3968
Coordinates :	607 702 / 128151 coordinates: 46 ° 18 '17 " N , 7 ° 32' 19" O ; CH1903: 607 702 / 12815146.304719 7.538609 645
Height :	645 m above sea level M.
Height range :	559–727 m above sea level M.
Area :	1.44 km²
Residents:	1834 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1274 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.veyras.ch
Veyras VS
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Veyras is a political municipality and a civic parish with a civic council in the district of Sierre and a parish of the dean's office in Sierre in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

Veyras is located in the vineyards on the northern slope of the Rhone Valley, a few kilometers north of Siders / Sierre . The municipality consists of the village of Veyras and the hamlet of Muzot. The latter was built in the second half of the 20th century on the remains of a medieval desert. Neighboring municipalities are Miège in the north , Sierre in the east and south and Venthône in the west .

Attractions

In Tour Muzot , a residential tower from the 13th century, lived Rainer Maria Rilke from 1921 until his death in 1926th

literature

Catherine Raemy-Berthod: Veyras VS. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Veyras - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Veyras (French)

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 .
^ Gaëtan Cassina: La chapelle de Muzot à Veyras (VS). (Swiss Art Guide, No. 803, Series 81). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2006, ISBN 978-3-85782-803-4 .

[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] Gaëtan Cassina: La chapelle de Muzot à Veyras (VS). (Swiss Art Guide, No. 803, Series 81). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2006, ISBN 978-3-85782-803-4 .