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Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°0′E / 46.217°N 7.000°E / 46.217; 7.000
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Saint-Maurice
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Saint-Maurice is located in Switzerland
Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice is located in Canton of Valais
Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice
Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°0′E / 46.217°N 7.000°E / 46.217; 7.000
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictSaint-Maurice
Area
 • Total7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total4,571
 • Density640/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1890
SFOS number6217
Surrounded byBex (VD), Collonges, Evionnaz, Lavey-Morcles (VD), Massongex, Mex, Vérossaz
Websitewww.saint-maurice.ch
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Saint-Maurice is the capital of the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex (VS) merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice.

It is the site of the Roman outpost of Agaunum and the old Abby of Saint-Maurice, which has become a famous high school in Switzerland (Collège de Saint-Maurice).

It is not St. Moritz, a ski resort in the east part of Switzerland.

Saint-Maurice

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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