Anniviers
Anniviers | |
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Village of Chandolin in the municipality of Anniviers | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Anniviers | |
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 7°35′E / 46.200°N 7.583°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simon Epiney |
| Area | |
• Total | 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
| Population (January 2009) | |
• Total | 2,371 |
| • Density | 9.751/km2 (25.26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3961 |
| SFOS number | 6252 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Localities | Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc, Vissoie, Mayoux, Mission, Zinal, Niouc, Fang |
| Surrounded by | Agarn, Chippis, Oberems, Sierre, |
| Website | www.anniviers.org |
Anniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie. The merger became effective 1 January 2009, creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area.