Martigny-Combe

Sommet-des-Vignes, a section in Martigny-Combe

Coat of arms

Martigny-Combe

Location of Martigny-Combe

Coordinates: 46°5′N 7°3′E / 46.083°N 7.050°ECoordinates: 46°5′N 7°3′E / 46.083°N 7.050°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Philippe Pierroz

Area

• Total

37.63 km² (14.53 sq mi)

Elevation

804 m (2,638 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,317

• Density

62/km² (160/sq mi)

Postal code

1921

SFOS number

6137

Localities

Martigny-Croix, Le Brocard, Le Borgeaud, Les Rappes, La Fontaine, Le Cergneux, Le Fays, Le Sommet-des-Vignes, Ravoire

Surrounded by

Bovernier, Martigny, Orsières, Salvan, Trient

Twin towns

Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult (France)

Website

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SFSO statistics

Martigny-Combe is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Martigny-Combe is first mentioned in 1841 as La Combe. In 1844 it was first mentioned as Martigny-Combe.

Martigny-Combe has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 37.7 square kilometers (14.6 sq mi). Of this area, 15.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 17.9% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the Martigny district. The western boundary of the municipality is the Trient river and the eastern is the Dranse. It climbs from the Rhone valley up to an elevation of 2,700 m (8,900 ft). It lies at the intersection of two major, international transportation routes, the Great St. Bernard Pass into Italy and the Col de la Forclaz into France. It consists of the main village of La Croix along with the villages of Le Brocard, Le Borgeaud, Les Rappes, Le Fays and Ravoireand and the hamlets of Plan-Cerisier, Le Perrey and La Crettaz.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Lion rampant Argent holding a Mallet Or.

Martigny-Combe has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,317. As of 2008^[update], 11.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 30.1%. It has changed at a rate of 20.4% due to migration and at a rate of 1.6% due to births and deaths.

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