Mollens (French pronunciation: [mɔlɑ̃]) is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

[2] Mollens had an area, as of 2009[update], of 32.5 square kilometers (12.5 sq mi).

[3] The former municipality is located in the Sierre district, on the right bank of the Rhone river.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Mill-wheel Argent, in chief dexter a Sun in Splendour Or and sinister a Grape of the same slipped Vert.

[6] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (593 or 77.0%) as their first language, German is the second most common (102 or 13.2%) and Italian is the third (26 or 3.4%).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][10] The Fairy Rock (French: Rocher des Fées) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 44.47% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 365 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 67.8%.

[13] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 361 votes were cast, of which 37 or about 10.2% were invalid.

[6] There were 384 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 6 or 14.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 27 or 65.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, .

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 581 or 75.5% were Roman Catholic, while 84 or 10.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[7] As of 2000[update], there were 111 students from Mollens who attended schools outside the municipality.