Grimentz is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of
Valais 
. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer,
Chandolin 
, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and
Vissoie 
to form the municipality of
Anniviers 
.
History
Grimentz is first mentioned in 1052 as Grimiens. The village was formerly known by its German name Grimensi, however, that name is no longer used.
Geography