Lens, Valais
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| Lens | |
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| Canton | Valais |
| District | Sierre |
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| Population | 3470 (2002) |
| Area | 13.86 km² |
| Elevation | 512 m |
| Postal code | 1978 |
| SFOS number | 6240 |
| Mayor | M. Fernand Nanchen |
| Website | www.lens.ch |
| Localities | Crans-sur-Sierre, Flanthey, Chelin |
| Surrounded by | Saint-Léonard, Icogne, Randogne, Montana, Chermignon Sierre |
| Demonym | Les Lensards |
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Lens is a small, picturesque village in the Swiss canton of Valais, near to Crans-Montana. It is perched on the saddle of a hill that projects out into the valley. The adjacent hilltop features a bronze statue of Christ, some 28 metres in height. The statue, and the ornate chapel in its base, can be visited on foot by following a path up through the surrounding woods. The path is marked by a series of shrines depicting the Stations of the Cross. The platform at the top commands a spectacular view up and down the Rhone valley, from Martigny (to the west), as far as Leuk (to the east).
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
Ayer | Chalais | Chandolin | Chermignon | Chippis | Grimentz | Grône | Icogne | Lens | Miège | Mollens | Montana | Randogne | Saint-Jean | Saint-Léonard | Saint-Luc | Sierre | Venthône | Veyras | Vissoie
Valais | Districts of Canton Valais | Municipalities of the canton of Valais
