Grimisuat

Grimisuat
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Location of Grimisuat
Coordinates: 46°16′N 7°23′E / 46.267°N 7.383°E / 46.267; 7.383Coordinates: 46°16′N 7°23′E / 46.267°N 7.383°E / 46.267; 7.383
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Sion
Government
• Mayor	Géraldine Marchand-Balet
Area
• Total	4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	882 m (2,894 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
• Total	3,279
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal code	1971
SFOS number	6263
Surrounded by	Arbaz, Ayent, Savièse, Sion
Website	www.grimisuat.ch SFSO statistics

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, as of 2009^[update], of 4.4 square kilometers (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 2.1 km² (0.81 sq mi) or 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.99 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 22.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.23 km² (0.47 sq mi) or 27.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.09 km² (22 acres) or 2.0% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 19.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, 13.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 8.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 18.0% is pastures, while 28.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.2% is in lakes and 0.7% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the Sion district, on the right bank of the Rhone river. It consists of the village of Grimisuat and the hamlets of Comera and Les Combes.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Fleur-de-lys Argent between in chief two Mullets of Six Or.

Grimisuat has a population (as of December 2016^[update]) of 3,279. As of 2008^[update], 11.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 23.6%. It has changed at a rate of 13.9% due to migration and at a rate of 7.7% due to births and deaths.