Saillon
Saillon is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saillon has about 3,100 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 3,100 residents
- Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Saillon VS”
- Postal code: 1913
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plus petite vigne cadastrée au monde (3 ceps). 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. Saxon railway station is situated 2½ km south of Saillon.
L’Ardève
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L'Ardève is a mountain of the western Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone valley at Leytron, in the canton of Valais. It is elevated less than 200 metres above the nearby mountain resort of Ovronnaz, with high cliffs on its south side. L’Ardève is situated 3 km north of Saillon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Écône and Leytron.
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.
Leytron
Village
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Leytron is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Ovronnaz
Village
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Ovronnaz is a French speaking village located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies in the municipality of Leytron, close to Martigny. The village is located on the south side of the Bernese Alps, on a terrace above the Rhone river, at an altitude of 1,330 metres. Ovronnaz is situated 3 km north of Saillon.
Saillon
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland, town, and locality
- Location: Saillon, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.17156° or 46° 10′ 18″ northLongitude
7.1849° or 7° 11′ 6″ eastPopulation
3,100Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)Open location code
8FR955CM+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 287716333OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2658881Wikidata ID
Q70710
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Saillon” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Saillon”
- Arpitan: “Salyon”
- Basque: “Saillon”
- Breton: “Saillon”
- Catalan: “Saillon”
- Cebuano: “Saillon”
- Chinese: “萨永”
- Chinese: “薩永”
- Czech: “Saillon”
- Dutch: “Saillon”
- Esperanto: “Saillon”
- French: “Saillon VS”
- French: “Saillon”
- German: “Saillon VS”
- German: “Saillon”
- German: “Schellon”
- Hungarian: “Saillon”
- Irish: “Saillon”
- Italian: “Saillon VS”
- Italian: “Saillon”
- Kurdish: “Saillon”
- Lombard: “Saillon”
- Malay: “Saillon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Saillon”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Saillon”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Saillon”
- Persian: “سیون”
- Polish: “Saillon”
- Portuguese: “Saillon”
- Romansh: “Saillon”
- Russian: “Сайон”
- Sicilian: “Saillon”
- Spanish: “Saillon”
- Swedish: “Saillon”
- Swiss German: “Saillon”
- Tosk Albanian: “Saillon”
- Turkish: “Saillon”
- Ukrainian: “Сайон”
- Upper Sorbian: “Saillon”
- Venetian: “Saillon”
- Volapük: “Saillon”
- Waray (Philippines): “Saillon”
- Western Panjabi: “قلعہ سائلون”
- “Saillon”
- “Saillon VS”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maison Stella Helvetica - Centre culturel de Saillon and Sainte-Catherine.
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