Grimentz
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| Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°35′E / 46.183°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 7°35′E / 46.183°N 7.583°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Sierre | |
| Municipality | Anniviers | |
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| • Total | 58.4 km2 (22.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 385 | |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3961 | |
| SFOS number | 6237 | |
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Grimentz is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.
Grimentz is first mentioned in 1052 as Grimiens. The village was formerly known by its German name Grimensi, however, that name is no longer used.
Lac de Moiry is a reservoir completed 1958. Lac des Autannes is located at an elevation of 2,686 m (8,812 ft). Grimentz lies at 1,620 m (5,310 ft) altitude above sea level.
The village lies in the Val d'Anniviers in the Pennine Alps.
The blazon of the village coat of arms is Azure between two Mullets of Four Argent a semi-orb sinister of the same and on the chief of the last four Mullets of Five of the first.
Grimentz has a population (as of December 2008[update]) of 385. Most of the population (Template:As at) speaks French (373 or 92.3%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (16 or 4.0%) and German is the third (9 or 2.2%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.
Of the population in the village, 229 or about 56.7% were born in Grimentz and lived there in 2000. There were 65 or 16.1% who were born in the same canton, while 52 or 12.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 58 or 14.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
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