Categories in Sion, Switzerland

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sion, Switzerland

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management48836 years
Real estate36944 years
Health and medical32537 years
Shopping31442 years
Restaurants29225 years
Construction of buildings16343 years
Lawyers legal136
Architects13438 years
Car repair12938 years
Beauty salons126
Other construction12440 years
Clothing stores12233 years
Public administration117
Cafes10634 years
Dentists106

Sion, Switzerland Facts

Area8.8 km²
Population23,972
Male Population11,537 (48.1%)
Female Population12,435 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+66.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+72.0%
Median Age40.7 years (Male: 38.9, Female: 42.4)
Area Codes27
NeighborhoodsCité
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.22908, 7.35942
Postal Codes19501951

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Sion, Switzerland Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population14,38413,47513,94116,06523,97225,27626,553
Population Density1,632.2 / km²1,529.1 / km²1,582 / km²1,823 / km²2,720.2 / km²2,868.2 / km²3,013.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sion, Switzerland Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 72% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sion, Switzerland+66.7%+77.9%+72%
Valais
Switzerland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sion, Switzerland Median Age

Median Age: 40.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sion, Switzerland40.7 yrs42.4 yrs38.9 yrs
Valais41.1 yrs42.1 yrs40.2 yrs
Switzerland41.4 yrs42.3 yrs40.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sion, Switzerland Population Density

Population Density: 2,720 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sion, Switzerland23,9728.8 km²2,720 / km²
Valais340,4685,223.3 km²65.2 / km²
Switzerland8.3 million41,281.4 km²200 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sion, Switzerland Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sion, Switzerland

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sion, Switzerland

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sion, Switzerland CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sion, Switzerland266,723 tn11.13 tn30,266.5 tons/km²
Valais3,785,473 tn11.12 tn724.7 tons/km²
Switzerland96,432,235 tn11.67 tn2,336 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sion, Switzerland CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)266,723 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.13 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)30,266.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (5.8)
LandslideMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/1/178:10 AM4.142.7 km1,590 m7km E of Chatel-Saint-Denis, Switzerlandusgs.gov
10/24/162:44 PM4.427.1 km5,760 m6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/1111:32 PM321.2 km4,700 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
1/8/118:48 PM3.414.6 km6,600 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
4/4/109:16 PM3.643.1 km7,100 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
11/20/081:20 PM3.442.1 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
10/23/086:04 PM348.3 km5,000 mnorthern Italyusgs.gov
7/24/084:14 AM3.342.2 km2,000 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
6/17/087:48 PM3.510.5 km4,800 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov
2/17/0812:41 PM438.2 km8,400 mSwitzerlandusgs.gov

Sion, Switzerland

Sion (French pronunciation: ​[sjɔ̃]; German: Sitten pronounced [zɪtən]; Italian: Seduno; Latin Sedunum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. As of December 2014 it had a population of 33,296. On 17 January 1968 the former municipality of Bra..

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