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Saillon
Valaisvillage
Total population
3,100
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Valais, Switzerland, Saillon stands as a village. Coordinates of 46.172°, 7.185° situate Saillon in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 3,100 according to the open data we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cross GentianGentiana cruciata L. · Magnoliopsida17,271
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida7,368
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida3,879
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,817
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,236
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta3,000
- red deerCervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia2,906
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida2,630
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.2 — 2024-05-099 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 2.7 — 2022-08-234 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Valais
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 6140
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,618
- Wikidata
- Q70710
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771