Sion
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Sion is the capital city of Valais, a canton (administrative region) in Switzerland. It matters as the main governmental and cultural hub for the Valais region, located in the Swiss Alps.
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Sion ( French pronunciation: [sjɔ̃] ; German: Sitten [ˈzɪtn̩] ; former Italian: Seduno; Latin: Sedunum) is a Swiss town situated in the Rhône valley, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. As of December 2020 it had a population of 34,978 (known as Sédunois(es)).
On 17 January 1968, the former municipality of Bramois merged into the municipality of Sion. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion, and on 1 January 2017, Les Agettes did the same.
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