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Crans-Montana is a municipality of the district Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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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) |
Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) |
Highest elevation (Schneehorn) | 3,177 m (10,423 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
• 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 3963 Crans-sur-Sierre 3971 Ollon 3963 Montana 3974 Mollens 3975 Randogne |
SFOS number | 6253 |
Surrounded by | Lens, Icogne, Lenk im Simmental (BE), Leukerbad, Inden, Varen, Salgesch, Miège, Venthône, Sierre |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Crans-Montana is a ski resort that was created through the fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana. It belonged to six municipalities (Chermignon, Lens, Icogne, Mollens, Montana and Randogne). Four of those municipalities merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
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