Bramois
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Bramois (Sion)” and “Bremis”
- Postal code: 1967
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade de Tourbillon and Underground lake.
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.
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 3 km northeast of Bramois.
Tourbillon Castle
Castle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill. Tourbillon Castle is situated 3 km west of Bramois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nax and Vex.
Nax
Village
Photo: Herve207, CC BY-SA 1.0.
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.
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.
Saint-Léonard
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Léonard is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Saint-Léonard underground lake situated there is a tourist attraction. Saint-Léonard is situated 3 km northeast of Bramois.
Bramois
- Categories: human settlement, former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23218° or 46° 13′ 56″ northLongitude
7.4039° or 7° 24′ 14″ eastElevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)Open location code
8FR96CJ3+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 283616160OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Bramois” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bramois”
- French: “Bramois (Sion)”
- French: “Bramois”
- German: “Brämis”
- German: “Bramois (Sion)”
- German: “Bramois”
- Irish: “Bramois”
- Italian: “Bramois (Sion)”
- Italian: “Bramois”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bramois”
- Turkish: “Bramois”
- “Bramois”
- “Bramois (Sion)”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bramois”. Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.