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Coordinates: 46°12′N 7°13′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Canton Valais
District Conthey
Coordinates  46°12′N 7°13′E
Population 2,613   (December 2002)
Area 32.4 km²
Elevation 490 m
Postal code 1955
SFOS number 6022
Website www.chamoson.ch

Chamoson

Chamoson is a municipality in the district of Conthey, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Geography The canton of Valais is located in the south of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... Geography The canton of Valais is located in the south of Switzerland. ...


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Vin suisse Chamoson (559 words)
In Chamoson, as is the case generally throughout Valais, there are two categories of wine: open wines and bottled wines.
Chamoson’s wine producers have turned away from mass production to adopt a quality approach targeting authentic wines that reflect the high standards of the commune’s magnificent vineyards.
In Chamoson, the town council mandated L’Homme et le Vin to deal with the issue and establish Grand Cru classification rules consistent with the cantonal law.
Chamoson (484 words)
We were staying in a rented Chalet in Mayens de Chamoson.
Between Leytron and Ovronnaz and between Sion and Mayens de Chamoson a public bus service (Postauto) is in operation.
From the lovely chapel in Mayens de Chamoson (bus stop) to the lookout (here begins the descent to Chamoson) and back it takes about 2.5 hours.
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