Sion District Sion District The district of Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). It comprises the following municipalities: The blazon of the district coat of arms is "Per pale Argent two Mullets of Five Gules, and Gules." Sion has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (31,488 or 85.1%) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,878 or 5.1%) and Portuguese is the third (1,029 or 2.8%). There are 915 people who speak Italian and 20 people who speak Romansh. ,
Sion, Netherlands Sion, Netherlands Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft, and has a population of about 210. In 1345, the monastery "Sancta Maria in Monte Sion" was built in this area. It was demolished on the orders of the city of Delft in 1572, when Spanish troops approached the city, and was never rebuilt. In the 17th century, an estate was built on the grounds of the former monastery, and in the 19th century, it was divided into small parts and made into farms. There are now plans to build