Sierre
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manfred Stucky (CVP/PDC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 533 m (1,749 ft) |
| Population (December 2002) | |
| • Total | 14,355 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3960 |
| SFOS number | 6248 |
| Surrounded by | Chalais, Chandolin, Chermignon, Chippis, Grône, Lens, Montana, Randogne, Saint-Léonard, Saint-Luc, Salgesch, Venthône, Veyras |
| Twin towns | Aubenas (France), Cesenatico (Italy), Delfzijl (Netherlands), Schwarzenbeck (Germany), Zelzate (Belgium) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Sierre is the capital of the Sierre district in the Valais canton in Switzerland.
It has a population of 14,355. It is at the language border of the German-speaking upper part of the "Wallis" and the French-speaking "Valais". This city counts as one of the three official bilingual towns in Switzerland. Sierre is starting point for the tourist sites of the Val d'Anniviers including the villages of Vercorin, Chandolin, St-Luc Vissoie, St-Jean Chandolin, Grimentz, Zinal and Ayer. Sierre is connected with Crans-Montana by a cable car.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Sierre became economically important as very early aluminium smelting was possible because of its access to hydroelectricity.
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- Official website (in French)
