Charrat
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| Coordinates: 46°7′N 7°8′E / 46.117°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 46°7′N 7°8′E / 46.117°N 7.133°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Martigny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurice Ducret |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 1,666 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 1906 |
| SFOS number | 6132 |
| Surrounded by | Fully, Martigny, Saxon, Vollèges |
| Website |
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Charrat is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Charrat has an area, as of 2011[update], of 7.6 square kilometers (2.9 sq mi). Of this area, 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.9% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Martigny district, on the left bank of the Rhone. It consists of the villages of Vison and Les Chênes and a development around the train station.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Bar ragully Vert a Lynx passant Sable armed Argent on a Chief Azure between two Mullets of Five Or an Oak branch Argent fructed Or.
Charrat has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,666. As of 2008[update], 26.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 23.1%. It has changed at a rate of 21.2% due to migration and at a rate of 2.4% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (973 or 90.0%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (30 or 2.8%) and Italian is the third (23 or 2.1%). There are 13 people who speak German.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. The population was made up of 500 Swiss men (36.8% of the population) and 208 (15.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 484 Swiss women (35.6%) and 167 (12.3%) non-Swiss women.
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