Martigny (district)
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Martigny District de Martigny |
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| Coordinates: 46°06′N 7°04′E / 46.100°N 7.067°ECoordinates: 46°06′N 7°04′E / 46.100°N 7.067°E | |
| Country |
 Switzerland
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| Canton |
 Valais
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| Capital | Martigny |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.5 km2 (101.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 46,140 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 11 |
The district of Martigny is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 46,140 (as of 31 December 2015).
It comprises the following municipalities:
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Lion rampant double-queued Argent holding a mallet Or.
Martigny has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 46,140. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (29,848 or 88.6%) as their first language, Portuguese is the second most common (1,268 or 3.8%) and Italian is the third (818 or 2.4%). There are 516 people who speak German and 17 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 14,638 Swiss men (36.4% of the population) and 5,224 (13.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 15,790 Swiss women (39.3%) and 4,518 (11.2%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district 15,012 or about 44.6% were born in Martigny and lived there in 2000. There were 8,129 or 24.1% who were born in the same canton, while 3,114 or 9.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6,505 or 19.3% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 13,777 people who were single and never married in the district. There were 16,152 married individuals, 2,192 widows or widowers and 1,572 individuals who are divorced.
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