Saillon
Also known as Saillon VS
Saillon (; Arpitan: Salyon) is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Saillon
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Saillon ch.JPG
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Saillon COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Saillon Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Martigny
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1913
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6140
- Swiss town.area
- 13.7
- Swiss town.elevation
- 510
- Swiss town.population
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Twin Town
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- References
- External links
Saillon (; Arpitan: Salyon) is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
==History== Saillon is first mentioned in 1052 as castellum Psallionis. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Schellon, however, that name is no longer used.
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2 mapped locations