Veysonnaz

Veysonnaz
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Manners
BFS no. :	6267
Postal code :	1993
Coordinates :	592539  /  116065 coordinates: 46 ° 11 '46 "  N , 7 ° 20' 31"  O ; CH1903:  592539  /  116065
Height :	1233  m above sea level M.
Height range :	873–1496 m above sea level M.
Area :	1.14  km²
Residents:	604 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	530 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.veysonnaz.org
Veysonnaz with alpine glow
Location of the municipality

Veysonnaz above the Rhone Valley

Veysonnaz is a political municipality and a civil parish in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

The community is located in the Rhône Valley on the southern slope, about 15 km south of the canton capital Sion at about 1200  m above sea level. M. to 1400  u m. M. Your western part lies on the slope of Printze -Tales and borders here the municipality of Nendaz .

Today Veysonnaz is known as a holiday resort in the 4 Vallées ski area . The ski world cup races for women and men in the downhill , super-G and slalom disciplines were repeated on the Piste de l'Ours .

A wide network of hiking trails is marked, which also leads along Bisses (historical irrigation ditches) when there is no snow . The two most important are the Bisse de Vex and the Bisse de Salins .

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	201	233	371	467	567	568	606	611

literature

• Catherine Raemy-Berthod: Veysonnaz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2013 .

Web links

Commons : Veysonnaz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Veysonnaz on the ETHorama platform
• Website of the municipality of Veysonnaz

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 .