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| Coordinates: 45°59′N 7°11′E / 45.983°N 7.183°ECoordinates: 45°59′N 7°11′E / 45.983°N 7.183°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Entremont | |
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| • Mayor | Jean-Laurent Darbellay | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 60.16 km2 (23.23 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 750 | |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1945 | |
| SFOS number | 6033 | |
| Surrounded by | Bagnes, Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Orsières | |
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Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Liddes is first mentioned in 1177 as Leides.
Liddes has an area, as of 2011[update], of 60.2 square kilometers (23.2 sq mi). Of this area, 33.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 41.5% is unproductive land.
It lies north of Bourg-Saint-Pierre and north-west of the Grand Combin.
The municipality is located on the road over the Great St Bernard Pass. It consists of a number of hamlets including Liddes-Ville, Chandonne, Fontaine, Rive-Haute, Drance, Fornex, Les Moulins, Vichères, Chez-Petit and Palasui.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, St. George armoured Azure haloed Or riding a Horse Argent killing the Dragon Vert.
Liddes has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 750. As of 2008[update], 6.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 8.7%. It has changed at a rate of 10% due to migration and at a rate of 1.2% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (648 or 98.3%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 0.8%) and Portuguese is the third (3 or 0.5%).
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