Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°0′E

Saint-Maurice
Canton Valais
District Saint-Maurice
Coordinates  46°13′N 7°0′E
Population 3,676   (December 2002)
Area 7.0 km²
Elevation 414 m
Postal code 1890
SFOS number 6217
Website www.saint-maurice.ch
Saint-Maurice (Switzerland)
Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice

Saint-Maurice is a municipality and district capital of the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It is the site of the Roman outpost of Agaunum and the mediaeval Abbey of St Maurice.

It is not to be confused with St. Moritz, the resort in the Grisons.

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