 Of the unproductive areas, 3.0% is unproductive vegetation and 5.6% is too rocky for vegetation.The municipality is located in the Sierre district, on the left bank of the Rhone river.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Per fess by a bar wavy Argent chief per pale by a pallet wavy of the same, Gules a Cog-wheel of the first, Azure a church of the first and Gules three Mullets of Five of the first."