Veysonnaz

Veysonnaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.

Veysonnaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.1 square kilometers (0.42 sq mi).

[3] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Pine Tree of the same trunked proper.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (441 or 94.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (9 or 1.9%) and Portuguese is the third (6 or 1.3%).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 60.65% of the vote.

[13] In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 289 votes were cast, of which 16 or about 5.5% were invalid.

In the tertiary sector; 17 or 15.0% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 17 or 15.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 36 or 31.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 3 or 2.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 2.7% were in education and 1 was in health care.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 409 or 87.6% were Roman Catholic, while 9 or 1.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[16] It is most known for its winter sports, as the home of winter sports resorts and the Piste de l'Ours ("Path of the Bear") trail on which some FIS competitions, both Ski and Snowboard, take place.

The last time the Alpine Ski World Cup was a guest in Veysonnaz however was in January 2004 with a replacement Downhill and Super G. The most recent races were National Championship races, FIS competitions of a lower category and Junior Championships.

[17] It is part of the Les 4 Vallées ski area, one of the largest in the Alps, and links closely to Thyon, Haute Nendaz and Verbier.

View of Veysonnaz in the evening. The Bietschhorn is in the background