Nax
Nax is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 406 residents
- Description: former municipality of Switzerland in Valais
- Postal code: 1973
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint-Maurice et Saint-Gothard church and Stade de Tourbillon.
Stade de Tourbillon
Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The Stade de Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. Stade de Tourbillon is situated 4 km west of Nax.
Underground lake
Cave
Photo: Borsic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Léonard underground lake is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Underground lake is situated 3½ km north of Nax.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bramois and Vernamiège.
Bramois
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bramois is a village located in Switzerland, in the canton of Valais, approximately 4 km southeast of the center of Sion. The commune of Bramois was merged with the commune of Sion in 1968.
Vernamiège
Village
Vernamiège is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.
Vex
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Vex is situated 2½ km southwest of Nax.
Nax
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Mont-Noble, Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22677° or 46° 13′ 36″ northLongitude
7.42503° or 7° 25′ 30″ eastPopulation
406Elevation
1,288 metres (4,226 feet)Open location code
8FR96CGG+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 855031999OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2659508Wikidata ID
Q689087
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Western Panjabi—“Nax” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Nâs”
- Arpitan: “Nâx”
- Cebuano: “Nax”
- Chinese: “納克斯”
- Dutch: “Nax”
- French: “Nax”
- German: “Nax VS”
- German: “Nax”
- Irish: “Nax”
- Italian: “Nax”
- Lombard: “Nax”
- Malay: “Nax”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nax”
- Piemontese: “Nax”
- Portuguese: “Nax”
- Romansh: “Nax”
- Spanish: “Nax”
- Swedish: “Nax”
- Turkish: “Nax”
- Upper Sorbian: “Nax”
- Volapük: “Nax”
- Waray (Philippines): “Nax”
- Western Panjabi: “ناکس”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balcon du Ciel and Bibliothèque de Mont-Noble.
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