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 (periodical) Sion (periodical) Sion (in Armenian Սիոն) is a periodical of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem and its official organ. It started publication in Jerusalem in 1866 until 1877 when it ceased publication for 50 years. It resumed publication in 1927 by the order of Patriarch Yeghishe Tourian and has continued with brief interruptions until today. "Sion" has published extensive news of the Patriarchate and its activities in its territorial jurisdiction (Israel, Palestine and Jordan), asserting its special position in the Armenian Apostolic Church, its relation to the Mother Church in Armenia and relation to other churches, political authorities, organizations and