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 Mills Sion Mills Sion Mills is a village to the south of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the River Mourne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,050 people. It is a tree-lined industrial village and designated conservation area, particularly rich in architectural heritage. The village of Sion Mills was established by the Herdman family in 1835. The family operated a linen production mill in the village. The name "Sion" comes from the townland of "Seein", which lies to the south of the village. It is an anglicisation of an Irish placename: either "Suidhe Fhinn" (meaning "seat