Port-Valais

municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q70393
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Port-Valais

Summary

Port-Valais is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Port-Valais ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Port-Valais was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Port-Valais is located in Monthey District[4].
  • Port-Valais is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Port-Valais is on the body of water Rhône[6].
  • Port-Valais is on the body of water Lake Geneva[7].
  • Port-Valais's image is recorded as Leman img 0571.jpg[8].
  • Port-Valais's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].
  • Port-Valais's official language is recorded as French[10].
  • Port-Valais's shares border with is recorded as Vouvry[11].
  • Port-Valais's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Port-Valais COA.svg[12].
  • Port-Valais's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151844847[13].
  • Port-Valais's GND ID is recorded as 4680010-4[14].
  • Port-Valais's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Port-Valais 2007.png[15].
  • Port-Valais's postal code is recorded as 1897[16].
  • Port-Valais's Commons category is recorded as Port-Valais[17].
  • Port-Valais's licence plate code is recorded as VS[18].
  • Port-Valais's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1685352[19].
  • Port-Valais's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[20].
  • Port-Valais's local dialing code is recorded as 024[21].
  • Port-Valais's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.366666666667, 'lon': 6.8666666666667}[22].
  • Port-Valais's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.36763, 'lon': 6.85829}[23].
  • Port-Valais's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dky_c[24].
  • Port-Valais's Swiss municipality code is recorded as 6154[25].
  • Port-Valais's official website is recorded as https://www.port-valais.ch/[26].
  • Port-Valais's HDS ID is recorded as 002741[27].

Body

Geography

Port-Valais is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Port-Valais is located in Monthey District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhône[6], a river[28], in Switzerland[29] and Lake Geneva[7], a glacial lake[30], in Switzerland[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.3'}[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.35'}[33]. Port-Valais's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+390'}[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3995'}[35], {'amount': '+4108'}[36], and {'amount': '+4551'}[37].

Designation and Status

Port-Valais's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[9].

Why It Matters

Port-Valais ranks in the top 6% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] Port-Valais has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

References

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  10. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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