Sion
capital of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
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Key Facts
- Member of: SGV-ACS[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sion District[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rhône[6], Lienne[7]
- Head of government: Philippe Varone[8]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[9], city of Switzerland[10]
- Official language: French[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Colón[12], Philippi[13]
- Executive body: Q135560728[14]
- Postal code: 1950[15]
- Part of: Canton of Valais[16]
- Commons category: Sion[17]
- Licence plate code: VS[18]
- Local dialing code: 027[19]
- Official website: https://www.sion.ch[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sion, Switzerland[21]
- Email address: mailto:info@sion.ch[22]
- Population: 23,698[23], 23,777[24], 23,787[25], 23,886[26], 24,200[27], 24,486[28], 24,724[29], 25,027[30], 25,529[31], 26,129[32], 25,910[33], 26,370[34], 26,716[35], 26,844[36]
- Office held by head of government: Commune president[37]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6266[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Sion include Sion Airport[39], an airport[40], in Switzerland[41].
Why It Matters
Sion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Sion is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Sion include Sion Airport[39], an airport[40], in Switzerland[41].