Nendaz

Coat of arms

Nendaz

Location of Nendaz

Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°18′E / 46.183°N 7.300°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 7°18′E / 46.183°N 7.300°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Francis Dumas

Area

• Total

86.01 km² (33.21 sq mi)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

6,302

• Density

73/km² (190/sq mi)

Postal code

1997 (Haute-Nendaz)

SFOS number

6024

Surrounded by

Ardon, Bagnes, Chamoson, Conthey, Hérémence, Isérables, Les Agettes, Riddes, Salins, Sion, Vétroz, Vex, Veysonnaz

Website

www.nendaz.org
SFSO statistics

Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.

Nendaz has an area, as of 2011^[update], of 85.9 square kilometers (33.2 sq mi). Of this area, 27.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 37.0% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the middle Valais, and stretches from the left bank of the Rhone river (490 m (1,610 ft)) up to the peak of the Rosablanche (3,336 m (10,945 ft)). It consists of about 15 villages and hamlets including Basse-Nendaz, Haute-Nendaz, Bieudron, Aproz, Baar, Brignon and Beuson.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Bend Gules between two Pomenranates

Nendaz has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 6,302. As of 2008^[update], 10.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.6%. It has changed at a rate of 8.5% due to migration and at a rate of 1.1% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks French (5,029 or 94.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (164 or 3.1%) and Portuguese is the third (45 or 0.8%). There are 23 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh.

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