Saint-Luc, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°36′E / 46.217°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 7°36′E / 46.217°N 7.600°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Sierre | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.9 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,655 m (5,430 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 312 | |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 3961 | |
| SFOS number | 6247 | |
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Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.
Saint-Luc is first mentioned in 1267 as Lus. In 1304 it was mentioned as Luc, which was the official name until 1904. The name Saint-Luc first appears around 1850.
The blazon of the village coat of arms is Azure, issuant from a Ribbon Or three Pine trees Vert trunked proper and an Ox passant Argent.
Saint-Luc has a population (as of December 2008[update]) of 312.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (265 or 83.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (22 or 6.9%) and Portuguese is the third (16 or 5.0%). There are 8 people who speak Italian.
Of the population in the village, 110 or about 34.5% were born in Saint-Luc and lived there in 2000. There were 87 or 27.3% who were born in the same canton, while 53 or 16.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 66 or 20.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
As of 2000[update], there were 135 people who were single and never married in the village. There were 154 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 14 individuals who are divorced.
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