Saillon

Saillon

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Valais Valais (VS)
District :	Martigny
BFS no. :	6140i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	1913
Coordinates :	580 333 / 113091 coordinates: 46 ° 10 '8 " N , 7 ° 11' 2" O ; CH1903: five hundred eighty thousand three hundred and thirty-three / 11309146,169 7,184 510
Height :	510 m above sea level M.
Height range :	462–2768 m above sea level M.
Area :	13.74 km²
Residents:	2620 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	191 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.saillon.ch
Saillon roofs
Location of the municipality
w

Saillon is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Martigny district in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . The former German name Schellon is no longer used today. The wine-growing community has four thermal baths.

population

Population development
year	1356	1792	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	43 fireplaces	136	208	422	788	1519	2136	2327	2459	2541

Mini vineyard

The municipality is home to the smallest official vineyard in Switzerland, which is located on the Colline Ardente ('Burning Hill') above the medieval village center. The Vigne à Farinet is 1.615 m² and is planted with three vines. It is owned by the Dalai Lama . Celebrities such as Claudia Cardinale , Roger Moore , Zinédine Zidane or Michael Schumacher take care of the maintenance .

marble

Aerial photo (1955)

To the west of Saillon, marble had been mined in a narrow layer of layers since the second half of the 19th century . The underground extraction point is about 400 meters above the village on a steep wall. Due to its appearance and the particularly difficult mining situation, it was considered one of the most unusual natural stones in Europe around 1900. In addition to examples in its region, it is also used in Bern ( Bundeshaus ), Paris ( Opéra Garnier ) and Aachen ( Cathedral , Palatine Chapel).

Attractions

gallery

Aerial view of Saillon
Main street in Saillon
City gate
Parish hall
Passerelle à Farinet
Farinet's hiding place
Saillon
View of the city from the east

Personalities

Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), painter
Joseph-Samuel Farinet (1845–1880), smuggler and counterfeiter
Joseph Roduit (1939–2015), Abbot of the Saint-Maurice Monastery , born in Saillon
José Vouillamoz (* 1971), biologist, born in Saillon

literature

Pierre Filliez: Saillon (Valais). (Swiss Art Guide, No. 747, Series 74). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2004, ISBN 978-3-85782-747-1 .
Benjamin Roduit: Saillon (parish). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2011 .
Benjamin Roduit: Saillon (Kastlanei). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2011 .

Web links

Commons : Saillon - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Saillon on the ETHorama platform
Official website of the municipality of Saillon

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
^ Michel Septfontaine: Belles et utiles Pierres de chez nous . Lausanne (Musée cantonal de géologique) 1999, p. 9
^ Pascal Thurre: Saillon . Saillon (Édition des amis de Farinet) 2002, p. 87

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[2] Michel Septfontaine: Belles et utiles Pierres de chez nous . Lausanne (Musée cantonal de géologique) 1999, p. 9

[3] Pascal Thurre: Saillon . Saillon (Édition des amis de Farinet) 2002, p. 87