What is Crans-Montana?
{{no sources|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Crans-Montana | municipality_name = Crans-Montana | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Crans-Montana COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Crans-Montana 2017.png | languages = French | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = [[Sierre (district)|Sierre]] |coordinates={{coord|46|19|N|7|29|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3971 Chermignon<br>3963 Crans-sur-Sierre<br>3971 Ollon<br>3963 Montana<br>3974 Mollens<br>3975 Randogne | municipality_code = 6253 | area = 59.66 | elevation = 1495|elevation_description=|highest=Schneehorn|highest_m=3177 | population = 10931 | populationof = Dec 2015 | website = www.crans-montana.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Lens, Switzerland|Lens]], [[Icogne]], [[Lenk im Simmental]] (BE), [[Leukerbad]], [[Inden, Switzerland|Inden]], [[Varen, Switzerland|Varen]], [[Salgesch]], [[Miège]], [[Venthône]], [[Sierre]] | twintowns = }} '''Crans-Montana''' is a [[municipality]] of the [[district]] [[Sierre (district)|Sierre]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of [[Chermignon]], [[Mollens, Valais|Mollens]], [[Montana, Switzerland|Montana]] and [[Randogne]] merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana. Crans-Montana is a ski resort that was created through the fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana. It belonged to six municipalities (Chermignon, [[Lens, Switzerland|Lens]], [[Icogne]], Mollens, Montana and Randogne). Four of those municipalities merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Crans Montana.jpg|Crans-Montana File:Montana VS.JPG|Montana