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Siviez

Canton of Valais · District: Conthey · No published figure for the locality; the municipality of Nendaz has 7'352 inhabitants (31.12.2025, provisional FSO figure)
Part of the municipality of Nendaz
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Origin of the name Siviez

The resort was called Super-Nendaz, a name still borne by the Siviez bus stop. The name Siviez itself remains unexplained.[5]

Founding of Siviez

Siviez, in the municipality of Nendaz, was an uninhabited area when the resort of Super-Nendaz was created there in 1965. The road had already reached it in 1946. The resort started with drag lifts built by the Bühler company and gradually acquired chairlifts and gondola lifts. It lies at about 1'735 m, beside the Printse. From Siviez one reaches Mont-Fort (3'330 m), the highest point of the 4 Vallées ski area.[1][2]

History of Siviez

1946. The first road for vehicles reaches Siviez.[1]

1947. Work on the Cleuson dam draws attention to the Nendaz valley, for economic rather than tourist reasons.[2]

1965. The resort of Super-Nendaz is created. It is equipped with Bühler drag lifts: Siviez, running up towards Ecoui, Tortin 1, Tortin 2 and Novelly.[1][2]

1975. The Plan du Fou drag lift, built by Von Roll, opens.[2]

1976. The 4 Vallées ski area is formed. Siviez belongs to it, along with Thyon, Veysonnaz, La Tzoumaz, Verbier and Bruson.[2]

1984. A cable car links Les Fontaines, in Haute-Nendaz, with Plan du Fou. Skiers can now travel both ways between Haute-Nendaz and Super-Nendaz.[2]

1985. A Von Roll two-seater chairlift replaces the drag lift from Siviez to Ecoui. It runs until 2013.[2]

2013. An eight-seater Garaventa gondola lift links Siviez with Plan du Fou and Prarion from the winter of 2013-2014.[2][3]

2015. Little used since the gondola opened, the Plan du Fou drag lift is taken out of service.[2]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Nendaz » (Pierre Carruzzo), version du 02.11.2010
  2. remontees-mecaniques.net, « TSF2 Siviez - Ecoui (Von Roll) »
  3. Commune de Nendaz, Nendaz Panorama n° 114, avril 2014
  4. Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS), STATPOP, chiffres provisoires au 31.12.2025, via citypopulation.de
  5. geo.admin.ch, recherche de lieux (Siviez)

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