Veyras

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Veyras

Total population

1,817

Coordinates46.30°, 7.54°

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

Overview

Veyras is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.

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

Bernard Fellay

Swiss bishop

Roberto Schmidt

Swiss politician

Simon Epiney

Swiss politician

Jacques Melly

Swiss politician

Alice Glauser-Zufferey

Swiss politician

Jean-Pierre Roth

Swiss economist

Oskar Freysinger

Swiss teacher, politician (SVP), and writer

J

Jean-Yves Rey

Swiss ski mountaineer

Stéphane Grichting

Swiss footballer

Michel Morganella

Swiss footballer

Vincent Gessler

Swiss writer

Alexandre Moos

Swiss road bicycle racer

J

Jean Wicki

Swiss bobsledder (1933–2023)

Louis-Martin de Courten

Swiss military personnel. 22nd Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (1835–1937)

D

Didier de Courten

Swiss cook

H

Hans-Peter Pfammatter

Swiss pianist

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

Nearby places in Valais

• Miège
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,349
• Mollens
  1.2 mi away · pop. 954
• Corin-de-la-Crête
  2 mi away
• Noës
  2.2 mi away
• Montana-Village
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,363
• Chalais
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,410
• Chermignon-d'en-Bas
  3 mi away
• Chermignon-d'en-Haut
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,092
• Crans
  3.2 mi away
• Réchy
  3.5 mi away
• Lens
  4.6 mi away · pop. 3,986
• Flanthey
  4.6 mi away · pop. 193

Browse all places in Valais →

Recently spotted species

Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Seen 2026-10-13

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Seen 2026-10-12

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-10-10

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-10-09

Eight-petal Mountain-Avens

Dryas octopetala

Seen 2026-10-06

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa bella-donna

Seen 2026-10-04

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-04

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

Seen 2026-10-04

Liverleaf

Hepatica nobilis

Seen 2026-10-04

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

Official Identifiers