Bagnes
Former municipality in Valais, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Montagnier" redirects here. For other uses, see Luc Montagnier and Jean-Paul C. Montagnier.
Bagnes is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes.[3]
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Bagnes | |
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Coordinates: 46°5′N 7°13′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Valais |
District | Entremont |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eloi Rossier |
Area | |
• Total | 282.2 km2 (109.0 sq mi) |
Elevation (Le Châble) | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 8,096 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1934 (Le Châble) |
SFOS number | 6031 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
Localities | Val de Bagnes, Bruson, Champsec, Cotterg, Fionnay, Le Châble, Les Morgnes, Lourtier, Medières, Mauvoisin, Montagnier, Prarreyer, Sarreyer, Verbier, Versegères, Villette |
Surrounded by | Vollèges, Sembrancher, Saxon VS, Riddes, Nendaz, Hérémence, Evolène, .. (Italy), Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Liddes, Orsières |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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With an area of 282 km2 (108.88 sq mi), Bagnes used to be the largest municipality of Switzerland until the formation of Glarus Süd in 2011.