Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Crans-Montana | |
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Municipality | |
Aerial view of Crans-Montana | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Crans-Montana | |
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.66 km2 (23.03 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Schneehorn) | 3,177 m (10,423 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 10,447 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3971 Chermignon & Ollon 3963 Crans-sur-Sierre & Montana 3974 Mollens 3975 Randogne |
| SFOS number | 6253 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Surrounded by | Lens, Icogne, Sierre |
| Website | https://www.commune-cransmontana.ch/ SFSO statistics |
Crans-Montana is also a ski resort that was created through the fusion of the two centres of Crans and Montana and belonged to six municipalities (Chermignon, Icogne, Lens, Mollens, Montana and Randogne), four of which merged to form the municipality of Crans-Montana.
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