Sion, Switzerland a total of 9,828 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 55.6%. The tertiary sector is the main economic sector in Sion, mainly due to the presence of the cantons administration, the Valaisan parliament and the cantons courthouse. Tourism is also an important sector due to its historic "châteaux" and museums. Sion is the third largest wine making region in Switzerland, however, the valuable agricultural land and vineyards are undergoing constant regression due to the process of urbanisation. Sion has also become an important medical site. The Sion-Region hospital is situated here next to the central institute of Valaisan
Sion Mills in July 1969. Sion Mills Cricket Club plays in the North West Senior League. The River Mourne was the reason that Herdman's Mill was built in Sion Mills, County Tyrone. It was founded in 1835 and is a large complex of now listed buildings, the most prominent of which was built in 1853 by William Henry Lynn of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon, Belfast. This is a very large and handsome five-storey mill built in Italianate style of grey ashlar stone quarried locally, with yellow brick extensions added in 1884 to 1900. There had been a series of corn mills on