Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Saint-Maurice is the capital of the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Maurice  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°0′E / 46.217°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Saint-Maurice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,571 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1890 |
| SFOS number | 6217 |
| Surrounded by | Bex (VD), Collonges, Evionnaz, Lavey-Morcles (VD), Massongex, Mex, Vérossaz |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex (VS) merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.
It is the site of the Roman outpost of Agaunum and the old Abby of Saint-Maurice, which has become a famous high school in Switzerland (Collège de Saint-Maurice).
It is not St. Moritz, a ski resort in the east part of Switzerland.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Saint-Maurice, Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
