Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex
Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex is a church in Saint-Maurice, Valais which is located on Sous-le-Scex. Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex is situated nearby to the spring Source de Notre-Dame-du-Scex, as well as near the castle Fort du Scex.Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: chapel building in Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Chapelle de Notre-Dame-du-Scex” and “hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex”
- Address: Sous-le-Scex, Saint-Maurice, 1890
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St-Maurice railway station and Fort du Scex.
St-Maurice railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St-Maurice railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Maurice, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and the terminus of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line. St-Maurice railway station is situated 340 metres east of Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex.
Fort du Scex
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort du Scex is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland. Fort du Scex is situated 330 metres southwest of Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex.
Saint Sigismond church and rectory
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbühl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Sigismond church and rectory is situated 420 metres east of Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vérossaz and Lavey-Village.
Vérossaz
Village
Photo: Christoph Radtke, CC BY 3.0.
Vérossaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Lavey-Village
Village
Lavey-Village is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village was first recorded in the year 1016 as A Laver. In 1189 it was known as Laveto.
Lavey-les-Bains
Village
Lavey-les-Bains is a village in the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Lavey-les-Bains is located in the former municipality Lavey. In 1852 Lavey municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Lavey-Morcles.
Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex
- Categories: chapel, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Saint-Maurice, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.21629° or 46° 12′ 59″ northLongitude
6.99775° or 6° 59′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8FR86X8X+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1899512755OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2957235
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Hermitage of Notre-Dame du Scex” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “塞克斯圣母小堂”
- French: “chapelle Notre-Dame du Scex”
- French: “Chapelle Notre-Dame du Scex”
- French: “chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Scex”
- French: “ermitage Notre-Dame du Scex”
- German: “Einsiedelei Notre-Dame du Scex”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Source de Notre-Dame-du-Scex and RSV Centre Hospitalier du Chablais, Clinique Saint-Amé.
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