Commune de Lens (Valais/Switzerland)

AGENDA OF EVENTS

Simply huddled around the church, the old buildings of the village of Lens bear witness to the ancient cutlass of this region. Lens is the administrative center of a commune that stretches from the plains to the mountains, from the coteau de Flanthey to the tourist resort of Crans-Montana

Lens, a commune with a surface area of 1,386 ha and a population of over 4,000.

A commune set on three levels (560 m-2543 m), the plain, the hillside and its vineyards, the mountains and their summer and winter tourism.

A commune comprising 8 villages, including Lens, the commune's political capital, and the resort of Crans-Montana.

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

In 2004, the six communes of the Haut-Plateau, Icogne, Lens, Chermignon, Montana, Randogne and Mollens formed themselves into Association des communes de Crans-Montana.

In 2017, a brand new commune, CRANS-MONTANA, formed from the merger of the 4 communes of Chermignon, Montana, Randogne and Mollens, made its appearance in the political field of the Haut-Plateau, which from then on consisted of only three communes, namely Icogne, Lens and Crans-Montana.