Place des Foudres
Place des Foudres is a square in Sion, Valais. Place des Foudres is situated nearby to Sion railway station, as well as near the bus station Sion, poste/gare.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sion railway station and Media center Valais 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. Sion railway station is situated 100 metres southwest of Place des Foudres.
Media center Valais Sion
Library
Photo: Nattes à chat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Media center Valais Sion is a library, which is situated 520 metres northwest of Place des Foudres.
Sion Cathedral
Church
Photo: Martin Doelberg, CC0.
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion. The cathedral, in the Byzantine style, contains several Roman inscriptions, 15 altars, and many fonts. Sion Cathedral is situated 680 metres north of Place des Foudres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salins and Les Agettes.
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.
Les Agettes
Village
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Les Agettes is situated 2½ km southeast of Place des Foudres.
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. Bramois is situated 3½ km east of Place des Foudres.
Place des Foudres
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.22801° or 46° 13′ 41″ northLongitude
7.36038° or 7° 21′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FR969H6+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 12856696278OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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