Saxon VS

VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Saxon .

Saxon

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Valais Valais (VS)
District :	Martigny
BFS no. :	6141i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	1907
UN / LOCODE :	CH SXN
Coordinates :	579.63 thousand / 110981 coordinates: 46 ° 9 '0' N , 7 ° 10 '30 " O ; CH1903: five hundred seventy-nine thousand six hundred and thirty / 11098146.15 7.175 533
Height :	533 m above sea level M.
Height range :	459–2473 m above sea level M.
Area :	23.22 km²
Residents:	5902 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	254 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.saxon.ch
Saxon
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Saxon is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Martigny district in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1955)

Saxon lies east of Martigny on the south side of the Rhone Valley . The municipality consists of the villages of Saxon and Gottefrey and the hamlets of Bonatry, Boveresse, La Luy, L'Arbarey, Le Fa, Le Pérose, Les Oies, Le Vaco, Pierre Besse, Sapainhaut and Tovassière. The neighboring communities of Saxon are Saillon in the north, Riddes in the east, Bagnes in the south-south- east , Vollèges in the south-south- west , Charrat in the west and Fully in the north-west .

population

Population development
year	1802	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	463	952	1636	2421	3312	4557	4903	5248	5645

economy

Both apricots and wine are grown in Saxon .

Attractions

On a hill above the village are the ruins of Saxon Castle . The lords of the place have been known since the beginning of the 13th century. They sold it to the Savoy around 1266. Count Philipp had new fortifications built in 1279, of which only the round donjon has been preserved. In 1475 Saxon was destroyed and the town that surrounded the castle was abandoned.

Below the donjon is the St-Maurice chapel , which was mentioned as a branch of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages as early as 1153 . The building consists of a Romanesque nave and a late Gothic choir, which was rebuilt around 1530–1540.

In the 19th century, Saxon became very important as a thermal bathing resort. The former casino on Kantonsstrasse bears witness to this .

Personalities

Stéphane Lambiel (* 1985), figure skater , 2005 and 2006 world champion and silver medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Yann Lambiel (* 1973), comedian and humorist (not related to Stéphane Lambiel)
Jean-Pierre Roth (* 1946), economist and President of the Board of Directors of the Swiss National Bank
Bernard Rappaz (1953), farmer and hemp producer
Sarah Oberson , five year old girl who went missing in 1985

literature

Bernard Truffer: Saxon (parish). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2012 .
Bernard Truffer: Saxon (Kastlanei). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Saxon - collection of images, videos and audio files

Saxon VS on the ETHorama platform
Official website of the municipality of Saxon

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 .

[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 .