Ardon

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Ardon

Total population

3,050

Coordinates46.21°, 7.26°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ardon is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Fritz de Quervain

Swiss surgeon (1868-1940)

Charles Oser

Swiss jurist (1902-1994)

Jean-René Fournier

Swiss politician

Jean-René Germanier

Swiss politician

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André Luisier

Swiss opinion journalist (1924-1998)

Joseph Roduit

Swiss priest (1939-2015)

Stéphane Udry

Swiss astronomer

Stéphane Rossini

Swiss politician

Philippe Burrin

Swiss historian

Ludovic Magnin

Swiss football player and manager

Micheline Calmy-Rey

member of the Swiss Federal Council

Walther Ritz

Swiss physicist (1878-1909)

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Bernard Rappaz

Swiss entrepreneur and farmer

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Toni Branca

racecar driver (1916-1985)

Hermann Geiger

Swiss aviator (1914-1966)

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Ami Oreiller

Swiss alpine skier

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valais

• Saint-Pierre-de-Clages
  1.6 mi away
• Les Condémines
  2.3 mi away
• Erde
  2.6 mi away
• Haute Nendaz
  2.6 mi away
• Pont de la Morge
  2.9 mi away
• Ovronnaz
  4.2 mi away
• Saillon
  4.4 mi away · pop. 3,100
• Roumaz
  5 mi away
• Saint-Germain
  5.2 mi away
• Drône
  6.3 mi away
• Vex
  6.7 mi away · pop. 1,929
• Grimisuat
  7 mi away · pop. 3,218

Browse all places in Valais →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ardon

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Peppery Roundhead

Stropharia pseudocyanea

Seen 2026-10-15

Golden Waxcap

Hygrocybe chlorophana

Seen 2026-10-15

Grey Waxcap

Cuphophyllus lacmus

Seen 2026-10-15

Tricholoma arvernense

Tricholoma arvernense

Seen 2026-10-15

Splendid Waxcap

Hygrocybe splendidissima

Seen 2026-10-15

Meadow Puffball

Lycoperdon pratense

Seen 2026-10-15

Parrot Mushroom

Gliophorus psittacinus

Seen 2026-10-15

Scarlet Waxy Cap

Hygrocybe coccinea

Seen 2026-10-15

Crimson Waxcap

Hygrocybe punicea

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers