Sembrancher

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Sembrancher

Total population

792

Coordinates46.08°, 7.15°

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

Overview

Sembrancher is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Maurice Tornay

Swiss presbyter (1910-1949)

M

Marie Troillet

Swiss ski mountaineer

F

Florent Troillet

Swiss ski mountaineer

B

Bernard Rappaz

Swiss entrepreneur and farmer

R

Raymond Fellay

Swiss alpine skier (1932-1994)

Philippe Roux

Olympic alpine skier

Jean Troillet

Swiss mountain climber

A

Anthony Sauthier

Swiss footballer

A

Antoine Luder

Swiss politician (1804-1873)

W

William Besse

Swiss alpine skier

Roland Collombin

Swiss alpine skier

Julien Taramarcaz

Swiss cyclo-cross cyclist and bicycle racer

C

Christophe Roux

Moldovan alpine skier

Bernard Comby

Swiss politician

R

Raphaël Addy

Swiss bicycle racer

Marc Walker

British biathlete

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

Nearby places in Valais

• Vens
  1.4 mi away
• Levron
  1.5 mi away
• Chamoille d'Orsières
  1.6 mi away
• Cotterg
  2.9 mi away
• Le Guercet
  3.1 mi away
• Chez-les-Reuses
  3.1 mi away
• Charrat
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Fontenelle-Dessous
  3.2 mi away
• Fontenelle-Dessus
  3.2 mi away
• Bruson
  3.3 mi away
• Montagnier
  3.4 mi away
• Les Valettes
  3.7 mi away

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.

Recently spotted species

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Seen 2026-09-22

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-22

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-09-21

Liberty Cap

Psilocybe semilanceata

Seen 2026-09-21

white campion

Silene latifolia

Seen 2026-09-20

Dog-rose

Rosa canina

Seen 2026-09-20

Angle Shades

Phlogophora meticulosa

Seen 2026-09-20

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-19

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

Official Identifiers