Sion District
The district of Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 48,447.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 34,700 residents
- Description: district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “CH6266” and “District de Sion”
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.
Sion railway station
Railway station
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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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sion and Grimisuat.
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.
Grimisuat
Village
Photo: Dodoïste, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grimisuat is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Grimisuat is situated 3½ km northeast of Sion District.
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 District
- Category: district of the canton of Valais
- Location: Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Waray—“Sion District” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “District de Sion”
- Basque: “Sion barrutia”
- Basque: “Sion Barrutia”
- Bavarian: “Beziak Sitten”
- Belarusian: “акруга Сьён”
- Catalan: “districte de Sion”
- Catalan: “Districte de Sion”
- Cebuano: “Sion (munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Sion District”
- Chinese: “Sion Koān”
- Chinese: “錫永區”
- Chinese: “锡永区”
- Czech: “Okres Sion”
- Dutch: “Sion”
- Esperanto: “Siono”
- Finnish: “Sionin alue”
- French: “district de Sion”
- French: “District de Sion”
- German: “Bezirk Sion”
- German: “Bezirk Sitten”
- German: “District de Sion”
- German: “Sion”
- German: “Sitten”
- Greek: “διαμέρισμα της Σιόν”
- Italian: “distretto di Sion”
- Italian: “Distretto di Sion”
- Italian: “Sion”
- Japanese: “シオン郡”
- Latin: “Sedunum”
- Lombard: “Sion”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sion Koān”
- Neapolitan: “Distretto ’e Sion”
- Neapolitan: “Pruvincia ‘e Sion”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Sion”
- Persian: “بخش سیون”
- Polish: “Okręg Sion”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de Sion”
- Romansh: “District da Sion”
- Slovenian: “district de Sion”
- Slovenian: “Okraj Sion”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Sion”
- Swedish: “Sion District”
- Swedish: “Sion”
- Swiss German: “Bezirk Sitten”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bezirk Sitten”
- Ukrainian: “Сьйон”
- Venetian: “Distreto de Sion”
- Vietnamese: “Sion”
- Waray (Philippines): “Sion”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Champlan and Turin (Salins).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valais History Museum and Clinique de Valère Sion.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Sion, Zermatt, Martigny, and Brig.
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