Martigny
Martigny is a town in the French-speaking part of Valais. It lies in the Rhone valley and is one of the economic centres of the region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Martigny railway station and Fondation Pierre Gianadda.
Martigny railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tukka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Martigny railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Martigny, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways and the junction of the 1,000 mm Martigny–Châtelard and standard gauge Martigny–Orsières lines of Transports de Martigny et Régions and RegionAlps, respectively.
Fondation Pierre Gianadda
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, inaugurated in 1978, administers museums and exhibitions located in Martigny, Switzerland. The permanent exhibitions include the Automobile Museum, Gallo-Roman Museum, Louis and Evelyn Franck Collection, Sculpture Park, and Chagall Court.
La Bâtiaz Castle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Bâtiaz Castle is a castle in the municipality of Martigny, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fully and Bovernier.
Fully
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fully is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Fully is situated 4½ km northeast of Martigny.
Bovernier
Village
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Bovernier is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Martigny
- Type: Locality with 20,200 residents
- Also known as: “CH6136”
- Location: Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.1072° or 46° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
7.081° or 7° 4′ 52″ eastPopulation
20,200Elevation
465 metres (1,526 feet)Open location code
8FR9434J+V9GeoNames ID
7286444
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