Chandolin

Chandolin is a village in the municipality of Anniviers in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Until 2009 it was a municipality.

Chandolin
Former municipality
Chandolin
Coat of arms
Location of Chandolin
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Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°36′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Sierre
Area
• Total	16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,936 m (6,352 ft)
Population
• Total	82
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1965
SFOS number	6233
Surrounded by	Agarn, Chalais, Leuk, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc, Salgesch, Sierre, Vissoie
Website	www.chandolin.ch SFSO statistics

History

On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Chandolin, Ayer, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie merged into the new municipality of Anniviers.

Culture

It has at least one museum: the Ella Maillart Museum previously was the home of travel writer Ella Maillart (en:).

Other websites

Media related to Chandolin at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in French)