Martigny

Summary

Martigny is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Martigny ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Martigny was a member of SGV-ACS^[3].
• Martigny is located in Martigny District^[4].
• Martigny is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Martigny is on the body of water Rhône^[6].
• Martigny is on the body of water Drance^[7].
• Martigny is on the body of water Trient^[8].
• Martigny's head of government is recorded as Anne-Laure Couchepin Vouilloz^[9].
• Martigny's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[10].
• Martigny's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[11].
• Martigny's official language is recorded as French^[12].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Vernayaz^[13].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Dorénaz^[14].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Fully^[15].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Charrat^[16].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Vollèges^[17].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Bovernier^[18].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Martigny-Combe^[19].
• Martigny's shares border with is recorded as Salvan^[20].
• Martigny's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vaison-la-Romaine^[21].
• Martigny's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sursee^[22].
• Martigny's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aosta^[23].
• Martigny's postal code is recorded as 1920^[24].
• Martigny is part of Canton of Valais^[25].
• Martigny's Commons category is recorded as Martigny^[26].
• Martigny's licence plate code is recorded as VS^[27].

Body

Geography

Martigny is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Martigny is located in Martigny District^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhône^[6], a river^[28], in Switzerland^[29]; Drance^[7], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; and Trient^[8], a river^[32], in Switzerland^[33]. Martigny is part of Canton of Valais^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24.97'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25'}^[35]. Martigny sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+471'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16897'}^[37], {'amount': '+17342'}^[38], {'amount': '+17998'}^[39], {'amount': '+18174'}^[40], {'amount': '+18301'}^[41], and {'amount': '+5239'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[10] and city of Switzerland^[11].

Why It Matters

Martigny ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2] Martigny has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Martigny is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]