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Salvan

Salvan
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Salvan is located in Switzerland
Salvan
Salvan
Salvan is located in Canton of Valais
Salvan
Salvan
Coordinates: 46°7′N 7°1′E / 46.117°N 7.017°E / 46.117; 7.017Coordinates: 46°7′N 7°1′E / 46.117°N 7.017°E / 46.117; 7.017
Country Switzerland
Canton Valais
District Saint-Maurice
Government
 • Mayor Roland Voeffray
Area
 • Total 53.54 km2 (20.67 sq mi)
Elevation 912 m (2,992 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,339
 • Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Postal code 1922
SFOS number 6218
Surrounded by Evionnaz, Finhaut, Martigny, Martigny-Combe, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (FR-74), Trient, Vernayaz
Website www.salvan.ch
SFSO statistics

Salvan is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Salvan is first mentioned in 1018 as cum Silvano. Around 1025-31 it was mentioned as in monte Salvano. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Scharwang, however, that name is no longer used.

Salvan has an area, as of 2011, of 53.5 square kilometers (20.7 sq mi). Of this area, 7.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 65.2% is unproductive land.

The municipality is located in the Saint-Maurice district, in the Trient valley. It consists of the village of Salvan and several hamlets, including Les Marécottes and until 1912, Vernayaz, Miéville and Gueuroz.

Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir partially located in the municipality.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules on a pile inverted embowed Argent issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Pine Tree of the same trunked proper in chief dexter a Cross Bottony of the second and in sinister a Mullet of Seven of the same.

Salvan has a population (as of December 2015) of 1,339. As of 2008, 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 0.6%. It has changed at a rate of 7.1% due to migration and at a rate of -3.9% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (947 or 92.8%) as their first language, German is the second most common (31 or 3.0%) and Dutch is the third (10 or 1.0%). There are 6 people who speak Italian.


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