Orsières
Orsières | |
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Orsières village | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Orsières | |
Orsières Orsières | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′N 7°9′E / 46.033°N 7.150°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Entremont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-François Thétaz |
| Area | |
• Total | 165.0 km2 (63.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
• Total | 2,736 |
| • Density | 16.58/km2 (42.95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1937 |
| SFOS number | 6034 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Localities | La Duay, Orsières, Somlaproz, Issert, Les Arlaches, Praz-de-Fort, Branche, Prayon, La Fouly, Ferret, Commeire, Reppaz, Chez-les-Addy, Chez-les-Giroud, La Rosière, Chamoille, Soulalex, Verlonne, Chez-les-Reuse, Champex-Lac, Prassurny, Le Biolley |
| Surrounded by | Bagnes, Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Bovernier, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (FR-74), Courmayeur (IT-AO), Liddes, Martigny-Combe, Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses (IT-AO), Sembrancher, Trient |
| Website | www.orsieres.ch |
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.