Monthey District
district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
The district of Monthey is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 47,912 (as of 31 December 2020).
Municipalities
It comprises the following municipalities:
Coat of arms and flag
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms and flag is Or, issuant from coupeaux Vert an Oak-tree proper leaved and fructed of the second.
Demographics
Monthey has a population (as of December 2020) of 47,912. In 2000, most of the population spoke French (29,275 or 87.7%) as their first language; German was the second most common (874 or 2.6%) and Italian was the third (808 or 2.4%). There were 14 people who speak Romansh.
As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 14,962 Swiss men (37.1% of the population) and 5,083 (12.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 15,820 Swiss women (39.2%) and 4,451 (11.0%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the district 11,701 or about 35.0% were born in Monthey and lived there in 2000.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Monthey District” is district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Monthey, District and district, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 9, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q660517. Authority coordinates are 46.270, 6.902. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2000 and 2008.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Monthey District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Monthey District primary sources, Monthey District archive and Monthey research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Monthey District”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Monthey District” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.