Le Petit-Chasseur
Le Petit Chasseur is the name of a megalithic site in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. Discovered in 1960 or 1961, it consists of three dolmens, dated to between 2900 and 2200 BC.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Sion, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Nécropole du Petit-Chasseur”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Media center Valais Sion and Sion railway station.
Media center Valais Sion
Library
Photo: Nattes à chat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Media center Valais Sion is a library, which is situated 310 metres east of Le Petit-Chasseur.
Sion railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 780 metres southeast of Le Petit-Chasseur.
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 650 metres east of Le Petit-Chasseur.
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 southeast of Le Petit-Chasseur.
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 4 km east of Le Petit-Chasseur.
Le Petit-Chasseur
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sion, Sion District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23181° or 46° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
7.35141° or 7° 21′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FR969J2+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 276601068OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q28040407
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Le Petit-Chasseur” goes by many names.
- French: “Petit-Chasseur”
- German: “Le Petit-Chasseur”
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