Salvan

Also known as Salvan VS

Salvan () is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.postal_code: 1922
Swiss town.subject_name: Salvan
Swiss town.image_photo: Salvan.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Salvan COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Salvan Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Saint-Maurice
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6218
Swiss town.area: 53.5
Swiss town.elevation: 912
Swiss town.population: 1118
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.salvan.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Florian Piasenta
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Evionnaz, Finhaut, Martigny, Martigny-Combe, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (FR-74), Trient, Vernayaz

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Official website

COMMUNE DE SALVAN | Salvan

Bienvenue sur le site officiel de la commune de Salvan, située au coeur de la Vallée du Trient.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Salvan
Population: 1393
Area: 53.46
Elevation: 959
Official website: www.salvan.ch
Image: Salvan vue.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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postal code: 1922
Commons category: Salvan
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external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6218

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Twin Towns
Politics
Economy
Education
Transportation
Skiing
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Salvan () is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland.

==History== Salvan is first mentioned in 1018 as cum Silvano. Around 1025-31 it was mentioned as in monte Salvano. The municipality was formerly known by its German name , however, that name is no longer used. In the 11th century, the Abbey of Saint-Maurice had rights over Salvan (as well as Ottanel), probably donated to it by Rudolph III of Burgundy. In the 19th century, Salvan developed rapidly as a resort after the creation of a carriage road in 1855, and in 1906 the Martigny–Châtelard line.