Saxon
Saxon is a municipality, in the district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, in Switzerland. Saxon has about 3,310 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Saxon railway station
Railway station
Saxon railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saxon, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Écône and Saillon.
Écône
Hamlet
Photo: Jamcib, Public domain.
Écône is an area in the municipality of Riddes, district of Martigny, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the location of the International Seminary of Saint Pius X.
Saillon
Village
Photo: Addvisor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saillon is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saillon is situated 3 km north of Saxon.
La Tzoumaz
Village
La Tzoumaz is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. It is part of the "Four Valleys" ski area, which consists of various ski resorts, including Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, La Tzoumaz, and Thyon. La Tzoumaz is situated 4 km east of Saxon.
Saxon
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Saxon, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.14529° or 46° 8′ 43″ northLongitude
7.18074° or 7° 10′ 51″ eastPopulation
3,310Elevation
470 metres (1,542 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH SXNOpen location code
8FR945WJ+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 240051229OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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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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Highlights include Place du Village and Administration communale.
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