What is Anniviers?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Anniviers | municipality_name = Anniviers | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Anniviers COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Anniviers 2009.png | languages = French | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = [[Sierre (district)|Sierre]] |coordinates={{coord|46|12|N|7|35|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3961 | municipality_code = 6252 | area = 243.15 | elevation = 1202|elevation_description= | population = 2716 | populationof = Dec 2015 | popofyear = 2015 | website = www.anniviers.org | mayor = Simon Epiney |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = [[Ayer, Switzerland|Ayer]], [[Chandolin]], [[Grimentz]], [[Saint-Jean, Switzerland|Saint-Jean]], [[Saint-Luc, Switzerland|Saint-Luc]], [[Vissoie]], Mayoux, Mission, Zinal, Niouc and Fang | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Chalais, Switzerland|Chalais]], [[Chippis]], [[Sierre]], [[Salgesch]], [[Leuk]], [[Agarn]], [[Oberems, Switzerland|Oberems]], [[Randa, Switzerland|Randa]], [[Täsch]], [[Zermatt]], [[Evolène]], [[Saint-Martin, Valais|Saint-Martin]], [[Mont-Noble]] and [[Grône]] | twintowns = }} [[File:chandolin.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Chandolin]] '''Anniviers''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[district]] of [[Sierre (district)|Sierre]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]]. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in [[Val d'Anniviers]]: [[Ayer, Switzerland|Ayer]], [[Chandolin]], [[Grimentz]], [[Saint-Jean, Switzerland|Saint-Jean]], [[Saint-Luc, Switzerland|Saint-Luc]] and [[Vissoie]] merged into the new municipality of Anniviers. The merger became on 1 January 2009, creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-