Saillon

Saillon
Coat of arms
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Location of Saillon
Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°11′E / 46.167°N 7.183°E / 46.167; 7.183Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°11′E / 46.167°N 7.183°E / 46.167; 7.183
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Martigny
Government
• Mayor	Alba Mesot-Buchard
Area
• Total	13.74 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,482
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal code	1913
SFOS number	6140
Surrounded by	Fully, Leytron, Riddes, Saxon
Twin towns	Barbentane (France)
Website	www.saillon.ch SFSO statistics

Saillon is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Saillon is first mentioned in 1052 as castellum Psallionis. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Schellon, however, that name is no longer used.

Saillon has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 13.7 square kilometers (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 5.17 km² (2.00 sq mi) or 37.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.81 km² (1.08 sq mi) or 20.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.12 km² (0.43 sq mi) or 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and 4.27 km² (1.65 sq mi) or 31.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.1%. Out of the forested land, 16.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.2% is used for growing crops, while 24.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 7.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 13.2% is unproductive vegetation and 17.9% is too rocky for vegetation.

The municipality is located in the Martigny district, on the right bank of the Rhone. It consists of the village of Saillon and exclave of Euloi.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Tower Sable.

Saillon has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,482. As of 2008^[update], 19.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 38.4%. It has changed at a rate of 34.1% due to migration and at a rate of 5.7% due to births and deaths.