Sion, Switzerland of 1,200. Sion is host to a number of newspapers, television and radio stations: In Sion about 8,560 or (31.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 3,670 or (13.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the 3,670 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.9% were Swiss men, 32.0% were Swiss women, 7.5% were non-Swiss men and 5.6% were non-Swiss women. , there were 3,122 students in Sion who came from another municipality, while 261 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Sion is home to 4 libraries. These libraries include; the Médiathèque Valais Sion,
Sion, Switzerland regulations. Sion was now a city with city walls, documented freedoms and the market right. From the middle of the 14th century to 1475, the history of Sion was filled with wars and destruction. Bishop Witschard Tavel tried to reduce the privileges of the cathedral collegiate chapter and the citizenry with the support of the Count of Savoy. In 1352, Sion was conquered, pillaged and plundered by an army from Savoy. In 1373, the Bishop bought back the majority of the fief of Sion from the de Greysier family. Majorie Castle became the Bishop's residence and the "maior" was now