Administration communale de Lens

Municipality of Lens (Valais/Switzerland)

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Huddled around the church, the old buildings of the village of Lens bear witness to the long history of culture in this region. Lens is the capital of a municipality that stretches from the plains to the mountains, from the hillside of Flanthey to the tourist resort of Crans-Montana.

Lens is a municipality covering an area of 1,386 hectares with a population of over 4,000.

It is a municipality spread over three levels (560 m-2,543 m): the plain, the hillside and its vineyards, and the mountains with their summer and winter tourism.

A municipality comprising eight villages, including Lens, the political capital of the municipality, and the resort of Crans-Montana.

Aerial view of the municipality of Lens, from 1946 to the present day (Swisstopo)

In 2004, the six municipalities of the Haut-Plateau, Icogne, Lens, Chermignon, Montana, Randogne, and Mollens formed the Association of Municipalities of Crans-Montana.

In 2017, a brand new municipality, CRANS-MONTANA, was created from the merger of the four municipalities of Chermignon, Montana, Randogne, and Mollens, making its appearance on the political scene of the Haut-Plateau, which now has only three municipalities: Icogne, Lens, and Crans-Montana.