Venthône is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

[3] Venthône had an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.5 square kilometers (0.97 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 31.2% is settled (buildings or roads).

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Semi Warrior issuant armoured and helmeted Azure holding a halbard of the same.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (820 or 87.7%) as their first language, German is the second most common (87 or 9.3%) and Italian is the third (8 or 0.9%).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[11] The Tower in Venthône listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Venthône is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[14] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 534 votes were cast, of which 39 or about 7.3% were invalid.

[7] There were 448 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.4% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 11 or 14.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 3.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 42 or 55.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 8 or 10.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 5.3% were in education.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 748 or 80.0% were Roman Catholic, while 74 or 7.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.