Finhaut

Geschichte

Finhaut is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.HistoryFinhaut is first mentioned in 1293 as Finyaux.GeographyFinhaut has an area, of 22.8km2. Of this area, 3.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 67.8% is unproductive land.The municipality is located in the Saint-Maurice district, in the upper Trient valley on the French border. It consists of the village of Finhaut and the hamlets of Giétroz and Le Châtelard.Lac d'Emosson is a reservoir (of the Émosson Dam) partially located in the municipality. The 17th stage of the 2016 Tour de France ended near the dam.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Castle Argent embattled with three towers windowed Sable middle one roofed in chief two Arrows Or in saltire.DemographicsFinhaut has a population of., 17.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 6.4%. It has changed at a rate of 12.2% due to migration and at a rate of 0% due to births and deaths.