Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°24′N 6°48′E / 46.400°N 6.800°ECoordinates: 46°24′N 6°48′E / 46.400°N 6.800°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Monthey | |
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| • Total | 14.38 km2 (5.55 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 912 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1898 | |
| SFOS number | 6155 | |
| Surrounded by | Corseaux (VD), Novel (FR-74), Port-Valais, Saint-Gingolph (FR-74), Vevey (VD), Vouvry | |
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Saint-Gingolph is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The municipality is the Swiss portion of the town of Saint-Gingolph, which straddles the Swiss-French border provided by the Morge river. The French (western) side of the town is known as Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie.
Saint-Gingolph is first mentioned in 1153 as Sanctus Gengulfus
Saint-Gingolph has an area, as of 2009[update], of 14.4 square kilometers (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) or 11.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi) or 61.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 4.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi) or 22.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.6%. Out of the forested land, 55.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 2.1% is pastures and 8.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. Of the unproductive areas, 13.7% is unproductive vegetation and 9.0% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality is located in the Monthey district, along the La Morge stream. The municipality straddles the French border. Before 1569, Saint-Gingolph, the hamlet of Le Freney and the Haute-Savoie village of Saint-Gingolph formed a single municipality.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend serrated Argent and Gules overall an Otter rampant Sable langued Gules and armed of the first in chief sinister a Mullet of Five of the second.
Saint-Gingolph has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 912. As of 2008[update], 17.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 23.3%. It has changed at a rate of 25.6% due to migration and at a rate of 0.6% due to births and deaths.
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