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Savièse

Savièse is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Savièse is first mentioned in 1200 as Saviesi. In 1224 it was mentioned as Savisia. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Safiesch, however, that name is no longer used. Savièse has an area, , of . Of this area, or 21.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 57.

Grimisuat

Grimisuat is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Grimisuat is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as Grimisoch. The municipality was formerly known by its unknown name Grimslen, however, that name is no longer used. Grimisuat has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 27.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 2.0% is unproductive land.

Sion, Switzerland

Sion (sjɔ̃; Sitten ˈzɪtn̩; Seduno; Sedunum) is a Swiss town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. it had a population of (known as Sédunois(es)). On 17 January 1968, the former municipality of Bramois merged into the municipality of Sion. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion, and on 1 January 2017, Les Agettes did the same. Landmarks in Sion include the Basilique de Valère and the Château de Tourbillon.

Valais

Valais (UKˈvæleɪ , USvæˈleɪ , valɛ; Valês; Wallis ˈvalɪs), more formally the Canton of Valais, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. The flag of the canton is made of thirteen stars representing the districts, on a white-red background. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west.