Fontaine du Scex

Fontaine du Scex is a fountain in Sion, Valais. Fontaine du Scex is situated nearby to Sion, Place du Scex, as well as near the cemetery Ancien cimetière de la ville de Sion.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Supersaxo House and Sion Cathedral.

Supersaxo House

Community center

Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Supersaxo House is a community center, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Fontaine du Scex.

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 330 metres northwest of Fontaine du Scex.

College Church (Holy Trinity)

Church

Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

College Church (Holy Trinity) is situated 140 metres northwest of Fontaine du Scex.

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 3 km south of Fontaine du Scex.

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 3 km east of Fontaine du Scex.

Fontaine du Scex

Type: Fountain
Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.23235° or 46° 13′ 56″ north

Longitude

7.36271° or 7° 21′ 46″ east

Open location code

8FR969J7+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2815489745

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

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