Noble-Contrée
Municipality in Valais, Switzerland
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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]
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Noble-Contrée | |
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Miège, Noble-Contrée | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Noble-Contrée | |
  Noble-Contrée  Noble-Contrée | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 7°32′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 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3973 |
| SFOS number | 6254 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Mollens, Randogne, Sierre |
| Website | https://www.noble-contree.ch/ |
History
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]
Heritage sites of national significance
The Tower in Venthône listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Venthône is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[6]
