Chamoson

Also known as Chamoson VS

Chamoson () is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Chamoson
Swiss town.image_photo: Eglise St-Pierre-de-Clages Suisse.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Chamoson Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Chamoson COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Conthey
Swiss town.postal_code: 1955
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6022
Swiss town.area: 32.5
Swiss town.elevation: 600-2500
Swiss town.population: 2613
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.chamoson.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Claude Crittin
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Ardon, Bex (VD), Conthey, Leytron, Nendaz, Riddes

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Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
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Chamoson () is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

==History== Chamoson is first mentioned in 1050 as Camusia. In 1233 it was mentioned as Scamosun. thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1955

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