Noble-Contrée () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Sierre
Sierre (; ; ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 18,020.
Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun () for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.
It is t ...
in the
canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of
Miège
Miège () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and V ...
,
Venthône
Venthône is a former 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.
Geography
Ve ...
and
Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.
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.
Venthône
Veyras
Geography
After the merger, Noble-Contrée has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of .
Demographics
The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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bar:1880 from: 0 till:326 text:"326" color:MI
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bar:1910 from: 0 till:462 text:"462" color:MI
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bar:1860 from: 296 till:689 text:"393" color:VE
bar:1870 from: 325 till:720 text:"395" color:VE
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bar:1920 from: 436 till:906 text:"470" color:VE
bar:1930 from: 499 till:975 text:"476" color:VE
bar:1941 from: 569 till:1076 text:"507" color:VE
bar:1950 from: 591 till:1090 text:"499" color:VE
bar:1960 from: 560 till:1029 text:"469" color:VE
bar:1970 from: 614 till:1093 text:"479" color:VE
bar:1980 from: 653 till:1287 text:"634" color:VE
bar:1990 from: 828 till:1649 text:"821" color:VE
bar:2000 from: 913 till:1848 text:"935" color:VE
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bar:1910 from: 939 till:1094 text:"155" color:VEY
bar:1920 from: 906 till:1042 text:"136" color:VEY
bar:1930 from: 975 till:1187 text:"212" color:VEY
bar:1941 from: 1076 till:1378 text:"302" color:VEY
bar:1950 from: 1090 till:1437 text:"347" color:VEY
bar:1960 from: 1029 till:1463 text:"434" color:VEY
bar:1970 from: 1093 till:1823 text:"730" color:VEY
bar:1980 from: 1287 till:2291 text:"1004" color:VEY
bar:1990 from: 1649 till:2996 text:"1347" color:VEY
bar:2000 from: 1848 till:3270 text:"1422" color:VEY
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Heritage sites of national significance
The
Tower
A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...
in Venthône listed as Swiss
heritage site of national significance. The entire village of Venthône is part of the
Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.
Sites of national importance
Types
The types are based on t ...
.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Noble-Contree
Municipalities of Valais
Cultural property of national significance in Valais
States and territories established in 2021