Les Agettes
Les Agettes is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipality of Les Agettes merged on 1 January 2017 into Sion.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 347 residents
- Description: village and former municipality in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Agettes” and “Les Agettes VS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade de Tourbillon and Sion railway station.
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 3 km north of Les Agettes.
Sion railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sion railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains. Sion railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Les Agettes.
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 north of Les Agettes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salins and Vex.
Salins
Village
Salins was a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Salins merged into the municipality of Sion.
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.
Sion
Photo: Belappetit, CC0.
Sion is the capital of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a population of 35,000, it is the biggest city in the canton and a regional centre. The cantonal administration as well as many of the higher schools are located here.
Les Agettes
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, neighborhood, statistical territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Vex, Hérens District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.20818° or 46° 12′ 30″ northLongitude
7.37527° or 7° 22′ 31″ eastPopulation
347Elevation
1,161 metres (3,809 feet)Open location code
8FR9695G+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 240040129OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2661839Wikidata ID
Q70365
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Les Agettes” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Les Agettes”
- Basque: “Les Agettes”
- Catalan: “Les Agettes”
- Cebuano: “Les Agettes”
- Chinese: “莱萨热特”
- Chinese: “莱阿热特”
- Chinese: “萊阿熱特”
- Dutch: “Agettes”
- Dutch: “Les Agettes”
- Esperanto: “Les Agettes”
- French: “Agettes”
- French: “Les Agettes”
- German: “Agettes”
- German: “Les Agettes”
- Hungarian: “Les Agettes”
- Irish: “Les Agettes”
- Italian: “Les Agettes”
- Lombard: “Les Agettes”
- Malay: “Les Agettes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Les Agettes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Les Agettes”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Les Agettes”
- Piemontese: “Les Agettes”
- Portuguese: “Les Agettes”
- Romansh: “Les Agettes”
- Spanish: “Les Agettes”
- Swedish: “Les Agettes”
- Turkish: “Les Agettes”
- Upper Sorbian: “Les Agettes”
- Volapük: “Les Agettes”
- Waray (Philippines): “Les Agettes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Vernaz (Les Agettes) and Crête-à-l’Oeil (Les Agettes).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of the Visitation and Chapelle protestante des Mayens de 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 “Les Agettes”. Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.