Saint-Maurice | |
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![]() View of Saint-Maurice with the Dent du Salantin (left) and the Dents du Midi in the background | |
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 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
Surrounded by | Bex (VD), Collonges, Evionnaz, Lavey-Morcles (VD), Massongex, Mex, Vérossaz |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Saint-Maurice is a city in the Swiss canton of Valais and the capital of the district of Saint-Maurice. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.[3]
Saint-Maurice is the site of the Ancient Roman outpost of Agaunum and the 6th-century Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune. The city is located at the entrance of a pass leading to the upper part of the Rhône valley. As such, it has a strategic importance, and defence work were built from the 15th century to control this access. The Fortress Saint-Maurice was constructed in the surrounding mountainsides from 1880 through 1995.[4]
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