Randogne

Randogne
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Randogne
Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°31′E / 46.317°N 7.517°E / 46.317; 7.517Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°31′E / 46.317°N 7.517°E / 46.317; 7.517
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Sierre
Government
• Mayor	Paul-Albert Clivaz
Area
• Total	16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation	1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Highest elevation (Mont Bonvin)	2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Lowest elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population (December 2002)
• Total	3,138
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code	3975
SFOS number	6244
Surrounded by	Icogne, Lenk im Simmental (BE), Lens, Mollens, Montana, Sierre, Venthône
Website	www.randogne.ch SFSO statistics

Randogne is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana.

Randogne is first mentioned in 1224 as Randonni.

Randogne had an area, as of 2009^[update], of 16.9 square kilometers (6.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.43 km² (1.71 sq mi) or 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.24 km² (2.02 sq mi) or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.05 km² (0.79 sq mi) or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 5.07 km² (1.96 sq mi) or 30.0% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.1% is used for growing crops and 5.4% is pastures, while 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 15.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 6.6% is unproductive vegetation and 23.5% is too rocky for vegetation.

The former municipality is located in the Sierre district, on the northern slope of the Rhone valley. The municipality goes from the Rhone valley at an elevation of 540 m (1,770 ft) to Mont Bonvin at 2,995 m (9,826 ft). It consists of the village of Randogne (which was rebuilt in stone after the destructive fire of 1898), the village of Loc, portions of the village of Darnona and Bluche, as well as the majority of the resort of Montana-Vermala and Montana-Station.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend Gules a Sun in Splendour Or between three Mullets of Five of the same and Or a Grape Gules slipped Vert in base Coupeaux of the last.