Sion
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Sion
Summary
Sion is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Sion ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sion was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
- Sion is located in Sion District[4].
- Sion is in the country of Switzerland[5].
- Sion is on the body of water Rhône[6].
- Sion is on the body of water Lienne[7].
- Sion's head of government is recorded as Philippe Varone[8].
- Sion's image is recorded as Sion depuis Nax - 2022.jpg[9].
- Sion's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[10].
- Sion's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland[11].
- Sion's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[12].
- Sion's official language is recorded as French[13].
- Sion's flag image is recorded as CHE Sion Flag.svg[14].
- Sion's coat of arms image is recorded as CHE Sion COA.svg[15].
- Sion's logo image is recorded as CHE Sion Logo.svg[16].
- Sion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colón[17].
- Sion's twinned administrative body is recorded as Philippi[18].
- Sion's executive body is recorded as Q135560728[19].
- Sion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126075124[20].
- Sion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126469956[21].
- Sion's GND ID is recorded as 4077467-3[22].
- Sion's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Sion 2017.png[23].
- Sion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81114287[24].
- Sion's postal code is recorded as 1950[25].
- Sion's part of is recorded as Canton of Valais[26].
- Sion's Commons category is recorded as Sion[27].
Body
Geography
Sion is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Sion is located in Sion District[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhône[6], a river[28], in Switzerland[29] and Lienne[7], a watercourse[30], in Switzerland[31]. Sion's part of is recorded as Canton of Valais[26].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+23698'}[32], {'amount': '+23777'}[33], {'amount': '+23787'}[34], {'amount': '+23886'}[35], {'amount': '+24200'}[36], and {'amount': '+24486'}[37].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[10], cantonal capital of Switzerland[11], and city of Switzerland[12].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Sion include Sion Airport[38], an airport[39], in Switzerland[40].
Why It Matters
Sion ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month).[2] Sion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Sion is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Sion include Sion Airport[38], an airport[39], in Switzerland[40].