Vissoie
Former municipality in Valais, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vissoie is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais.
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Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°35′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Valais |
District | Sierre |
Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
Population (December 2008) | |
• Total | 375 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 3961 |
SFOS number | 6251 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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The village became an independent municipality in 1905 when it split from the municipalities of Ayer and Grimentz. However, on 1 January 2009 it merged with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Saint-Luc to form the municipality of Anniviers.[1]