Monthey is the capital of the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland, in the French-speaking part of the canton. The castle in the town centre was built in 950 on a hill and the first houses of Monthey grew up around it. The town is first mentioned in 1215 as Montez, and in the thirteenth century the counts of Savoy owned the place. The municipality covers about 28.6 square kilometres, of which almost half is forested and part is alpine pasture, and its population has grown from about 11,300 in 1980 to roughly 19,300 in the latest official estimate.
Facts
Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deTable of cities, population
Monthey VS 11,285 13,790 13,933 16,408 17,820 19,346
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View the Source 2. Monthey (Wikipedia)
Geography
Monthey has an area, as of 2009, of 28.6 square kilometers (11.0 mi2).
Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, municipality in Switzerland
in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.25,6.95
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 46.25,6.95, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 46.25,6.95, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 423.0
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/ZurichQuote, Zone Europe/Zurich
1:00 Swiss CE%sT 1981
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