Saint-Martin, Valais
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°26′E / 46.167°N 7.433°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 7°26′E / 46.167°N 7.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Hérens | |
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| • Total | 37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,411 m (4,629 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 875 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1969 | |
| SFOS number | 6087 | |
| Surrounded by | Evolène, Grimentz, Hérémence, Mase, Nax, Vex | |
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Saint-Martin is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Saint-Martin is first mentioned in 1224 as Sanctum Martinum.
Saint-Martin has an area, as of 2011[update], of 37 square kilometers (14 sq mi). Of this area, 33.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 21.8% is unproductive land.
The municipality is located in the Hérens district. It consists of the villages of Saint-Martin, Suen, Trogne, Eison, Liez, Praz-Jean and La Luette as well as a pair of hamlets including Ossona.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure on a Mount Vert St. Martin robed Or on a Horse Argent cutting his Coat Gules to share with a Beggar Proper.
Saint-Martin has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 875. As of 2008[update], 3.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -3.9%. It has changed at a rate of 2.4% due to migration and at a rate of -2.4% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (887 or 98.9%) as their first language, German is the second most common (5 or 0.6%) and Portuguese is the third (2 or 0.2%). There is 1 person who speaks Italian.
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