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].