Savièse

Also known as Savièse VS, Saviese, Saviese VS

Savièse is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Savièse
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Savièse COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Savièse Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Sion
Swiss town.postal_code: 1965
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6265
Swiss town.area: 70.9
Swiss town.elevation: 820
Swiss town.population: 5534
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.saviese.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Sylvain Dumoulin
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Arbaz, Ayent, Conthey, Grimisuat, Gsteig bei Gstaad (BE), Lauenen (BE), Ormont-Dessus (VD), Sion
Swiss town.twintowns: Vaux-le-Pénil (France)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Savièse
Population: 8278
Area: 70.98
Elevation: 820
Official website: www.saviese.ch
Image: Savièse - 2022.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Savièse
postal code: 1965
P8168: Hannover Marathon
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6265

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Savièse is a municipality in the district of Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

==History== Savièse is first mentioned in 1200 as Saviesi. In 1224 it was mentioned as Savisia. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Safiesch, however, that name is no longer used.