Savièse

Savièse

Savièse (German Safiesch ) is a municipality in the district of Sion in the French speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The community is made up of several villages that are located on a plateau above the vineyards north of morals.

A tourist attraction is the 2008 newly opened trail along the Bisse du Torrent Neuf, a Bisse northwest of Savièse in the Valley of Morge.

Transmitting antenna

Savièse was since 1948 location of a medium-wave transmitter Füllsenders of the country for the canton of Valais, which was operated at the community wave 1485 kHz with 1 kW output power. This transmitter used as the main antenna is a guyed tower to a grounded wire antenna, as a reserve antenna radiating transmitting mast unusual design. The station was shut down in December 2005 and dismantled a year later.

Attractions

Personalities

• Oskar Freysinger ( b. 1960 ), Swiss politician (SVP ), lives in Savièse