Sierre

Summary

Sierre is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Sierre ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sierre is located in Sierre District^[3].
• Sierre is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Sierre is on the body of water Rhône^[5].
• Sierre's image is recorded as Sierre-Lac.jpg^[6].
• Sierre's image is recorded as Ansicht Siders, 2024.jpg^[7].
• Sierre's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8].
• Sierre's official language is recorded as French^[9].
• Sierre's flag image is recorded as CHE Sierre Flag.svg^[10].
• Sierre's flag image is recorded as CHE Sierre Banner.svg^[11].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Anniviers^[12].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Chalais^[13].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Chippis^[14].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Crans-Montana^[15].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Grône^[16].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Lens^[17].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Noble-Contrée^[18].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Léonard^[19].
• Sierre's shares border with is recorded as Salgesch^[20].
• Sierre's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Sierre COA.svg^[21].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aubenas^[22].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cesenatico^[23].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Delfzijl^[24].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwarzenbek^[25].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zelzate^[26].
• Sierre's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Étienne^[27].

Body

Geography

Sierre is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Sierre is located in Sierre District^[3]. Sierre is on the body of water Rhône^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1918'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+19.13'}^[29]. Sierre's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+533'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15945'}^[31], {'amount': '+16860'}^[32], {'amount': '+16790'}^[33], and {'amount': '+17829'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Sierre's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[8]. Sierre's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[35].

Why It Matters

Sierre ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).^[2] Sierre has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Sierre is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]