Noble-Contrée
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CountrySwitzerland
Postal code(s)
3973
Noble-Contrée | |
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.jpg) Miège, Noble-Contrée | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Noble-Contrée  | |
  Noble-Contrée  Noble-Contrée | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′E / 46.300°N 7.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | président Stéphane Ganzer FDP/PRD/PLR |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 4,600 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3973 |
| SFOS number | 6254 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Mollens, Randogne, Sierre |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Noble-Contrée (French pronunciation: [nɔbl kɔ̃tʁe] ⓘ) is a 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.[1]
Miège
Miège is first mentioned in 1226 as Mieio. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Miesen, however, that name is no longer used.[2]
Venthône
Veyras
Geography
After the merger, Noble-Contrée has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 6.5 km2 (2.51 sq mi).[3]
Demographics
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[5]
