Hérens (district)
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Hérens District d'Hérens |
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| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Valais
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| Capital | Vex |
| Area | |
| • Total | 443.5 km2 (171.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 11,029 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 6 |
The district of Hérens is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 11,029 (as of 31 December 2015).
Except for the municipality of Ayent, which lies on the north bank of the Rhône, the municipalities of Hérens are located in the Val d'Hérens on the south bank of the Rhône.
It comprises the following municipalities:
After the conquest of Lower Valais by the bishopric of Sion (1476), the , Val d’Hérens became subordinate to the reeve of Saint-Maurice. In 1560, it was incorporated into the tithing of Sion, with the exception of Val d'Hérémence, which remained a bailiwick of the Seven Tithings. Hérémence district was formed in 1798 (Helvetic Republic), transformed into its own tithing in the Rhodanic Republic of 1802, and into a canton within the French département du Simplon in 1810. In 1815, it was restored as a tithing (after 1848 called district) within the canton of Valais of the restored Swiss Confederacy, with the addition of Ayent municipality. Arbaz and Savièse were detached from Hérémence under the revised constitution of 1839.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, on three mounts Vert a Ram passant Argent horned Or between two Mullets Or in chief.
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