Saxon

Saxon is a municipality, in the district of Martigny, in the canton of , in . Saxon has about 3,310 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 3,310 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Saxon VS” and “Saxon, Switzerland”
  • Postal code: 1907

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint-Maurice Parish Church and Saxon railway station.

Church
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a railway station in the municipality of Saxon, in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.

Building
Photo: Deamn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Écône and Saillon.

Hamlet
Photo: Jamcib, Public domain.
is an area in the municipality of , district of , in the canton of , . It is the location of the International Seminary of Saint Pius X. The 1988 consecrations and the 2026 consecrations were held in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of in . is situated 3 km north of Saxon.

Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ski resort in the , in the canton of . It is part of the "Four Valleys" ski area, which consists of various ski resorts, including , , , , and . is situated 4 km east of Saxon.

Saxon

Latitude
46.14529° or 46° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.18074° or 7° 10′ 51″ east
Population
3,310
Elevation
470 metres (1,542 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH SXN
Open location code
8FR945WJ+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240051229
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2658769
Wiki­data ID
Q69572
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Saxon” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Saxon”
  • Arpitan: “Sasson”
  • Basque: “Saxon”
  • Breton: “Saxon”
  • Catalan: “Saxon”
  • Cebuano: “Saxon”
  • Chinese: “萨克松”
  • Chinese: “薩克松”
  • Czech: “Saxon”
  • Dutch: “Saxon”
  • Esperanto: “Saxon VS”
  • French: “Saxon VS”
  • French: “Saxon-les-Bains”
  • French: “Saxon”
  • German: “Saxon VS”
  • German: “Saxon”
  • Hungarian: “Saxon”
  • Irish: “Saxon”
  • Italian: “Saxon”
  • Lombard: “Saxon”
  • Malay: “Saxon, Switzerland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saxon i Sveits”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Saxon”
  • Polish: “Saxon (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Saxon”
  • Portuguese: “Saxon (Suíça)”
  • Portuguese: “Saxon”
  • Romansh: “Saxon”
  • Russian: “Саксон”
  • Slovak: “Saxon”
  • Spanish: “Saxon”
  • Swedish: “Saxon, Valais”
  • Swedish: “Saxon”
  • Swiss German: “Saxon VS”
  • Swiss German: “Saxon”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Saxon VS”
  • Turkish: “Saxon”
  • Ukrainian: “Саксон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Saxon”
  • Venetian: “Saxon (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Saxon”
  • Vietnamese: “Saxon”
  • Volapük: “Saxon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Saxon, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Saxon”
  • Welsh: “Saxon”

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