Dorénaz
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| Coordinates: 46°9′N 7°3′E / 46.150°N 7.050°ECoordinates: 46°9′N 7°3′E / 46.150°N 7.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Saint-Maurice | |
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| • Mayor | Daniel Fournier | |
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| • Total | 12.57 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 870 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1905 | |
| SFOS number | 6212 | |
| Surrounded by | Collonges, Evionnaz, Fully, Martigny, Vernayaz | |
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Dorénaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Dorénaz is first mentioned in the 11th and 12th Centuries as usque ad frontem Dorone.
Dorénaz has an area, as of 2011[update], of 12.5 square kilometers (4.8 sq mi). Of this area, 24.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 11.5% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Saint-Maurice district, on the right side of the Rhone.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per saltire Gules and Argent two Hammers in chief a Cross bottony and in base an Escallop counterchanged.
Dorénaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 870. As of 2008[update], 8.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 17.1%. It has changed at a rate of 20.2% due to migration and at a rate of 1.2% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (582 or 95.9%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (13 or 2.1%) and Italian is the third (7 or 1.2%). There are 2 people who speak German.
As of 2008[update], the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 303 Swiss men (42.9% of the population) and 48 (6.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 323 Swiss women (45.7%) and 33 (4.7%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 301 or about 49.6% were born in Dorénaz and lived there in 2000. There were 146 or 24.1% who were born in the same canton, while 82 or 13.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 65 or 10.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
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