Mont-Noble

Also known as Mont-Noble VS

Mont-Noble () is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Mase, Vernamiège and Nax.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Mont-Noble
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Nax.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Nax village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Mont-Noble COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Mont-Noble Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Hérens
Swiss town.postal_code: 1973
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6090
Swiss town.area: 43.0
Swiss town.elevation: 1286

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Mont-Noble
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Hérens District
Official language: French
Population: 1091
Area: 43.87
Elevation: 1286
Body of water: Borgne
Sport: alpine skiing
Official website: www.mont-noble.ch
Image: Nax.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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inception: 2011-01-01
Commons category: Mont-Noble
postal code: 1973
replaces: Vernamiège
P8168: Bizarre
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6090
IPA transcription: mɔ̃ nɔbl

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Historic Population
Sights
Economy
Notable people
References
External links

==History== Mase is first mentioned about 1100 as villa Magis. Until 1902 it was known as Mage. Nax is first mentioned around 1001-1100 as Nas. Nax's village church collapsed in 1909 during a service, killing 31 and injuring 50.

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