Entremont (district)
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Entremont District d'Entremont |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Valais
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| Capital | Sembrancher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 633.2 km2 (244.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 15,044 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central European Time (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 6 |
The district of Entremont is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 15,044 (as of 31 December 2015).
It comprises the following municipalities:
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Ram rampant Argent horned Or and langued and hoofed Gules, pierced by a sword Argent hilted Or, on four mounts Vert.
Entremont has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 15,044. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (11,149 or 91.9%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (275 or 2.3%) and German is the third (201 or 1.7%). There are 122 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 51.1% male and 48.9% female. The population was made up of 5,616 Swiss men (40.4% of the population) and 1,493 (10.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 5,590 Swiss women (40.2%) and 1,208 (8.7%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district 7,166 or about 59.0% were born in Entremont and lived there in 2000. There were 1,721 or 14.2% who were born in the same canton, while 1,168 or 9.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1,796 or 14.8% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 5,245 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 5,734 married individuals, 754 widows or widowers and 405 individuals who are divorced.
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