Saint-François chapel

Saint-François chapel is a building in Noble-Contrée, Sierre District, Valais. Saint-François chapel is situated nearby to the village Veyras, as well as near the sports venue Piscine de Guillamo.

Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Muzot and Sainte-Marie chapel.

Château de Muzot

Castle

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Château de Muzot is a 13th-century fortified manor house located near Veyras in Switzerland's Rhone Valley. In 1921, it was purchased by Swiss merchant and arts patron Werner Reinhart who then invited Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to live there rent-free. Château de Muzot is situated 520 metres northeast of Saint-François chapel.

Sainte-Marie chapel

Chapel

Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sainte-Marie chapel is situated 580 metres northeast of Saint-François chapel.

Sierre/Siders railway station

Railway station

Photo: Albins, Public domain.

Sierre/Siders railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sierre, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains. Sierre/Siders railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Saint-François chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veyras and Venthône.

Veyras

Village

Photo: Nouchka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Veyras is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.

Venthône

Village

Photo: Jeremy.toma, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Venthône is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée.

Sierre

Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sierre is a city in Central Valais. While the city is in the French part of Valais, there is a large German-speaking population and you will encounter many people being fluent in both languages.

Saint-François chapel

Type: Building
Description: chapel building in Veyras in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Categories: built structure and chapel
Location: Noble-Contrée, Sierre District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.30235° or 46° 18′ 9″ north

Longitude

7.53683° or 7° 32′ 13″ east

Open location code

8FR98G2P+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 729994549

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q29929295

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Saint-François chapel” goes by many names.

French: “chapelle St-François”
French: “Chapelle St-François”
German: “Kapelle Saint-François”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piscine de Guillamo and Saint-Sébastien Church.

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