Montana, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 7°29′E / 46.317°N 7.483°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Sierre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Francis Tapparel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,495 m (4,905 ft) | |
| Population (December 2007) | ||
| • Total | 2,276 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3963 | |
| SFOS number | 6243 | |
| Surrounded by | Chermignon, Lens, Randogne, Sierre | |
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Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana (together with Icogne, Lens, Randogne, Mollens and Chermignon). On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens (VS), Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Montana is first mentioned in 1243 as Montana. In 1905 it separated from Lens to form an independent municipality.
Montana had an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.9 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 25.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) or 42.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi) or 28.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 2.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 15.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.5%. Out of the forested land, 38.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.6% is used for growing crops and 12.5% is pastures, while 10.4% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.2% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. Of the unproductive areas, and 1.2% is too rocky for vegetation.
The former municipality is located in the Sierre district, above the right bank of the Rhone. It consists of the villages of Montana and Corin, part of the Champzabé, the hamlet of Diogne as well as the resort of Montana-Vermala (located at an elevation of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and shared between Montana and Randogne).
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