Veyras, Switzerland
Veyras | |
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Château de Muzot near Veyras, where poet Rainer Maria Rilke completed the Duino Elegies in 1922 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Veyras | |
Veyras Veyras | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérard Salamin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 645 m (2,116 ft) |
| Population (December 2019) | |
• Total | 1,839 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3968 |
| SFOS number | 6250 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Miège, Salgesch, Sierre, Venthône |
| Website | www.veyras.ch |
Veyras (French pronunciation: [vɛʁas] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.