Saint Maurice

"San Mauricio (en francés Saint-Maurice, en la época romana Agaunum) es una comuna y ciudad histórica suiza del cantón del Valais, capital del distrito de San Mauricio. Limita al noroeste con la comuna de Vérossaz, al norte con Massongex, al noreste con Bex (VD), al este con Lavey-Morcles (VD), al sureste con Collonges, al sur con Evionnaz y al oeste con Val-d'Illiez."

"Saint-Maurice, or Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, is a small city located in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is also the capital of the district and of the municipality of Saint-Maurice. The district of Saint-Maurice (district) is composed with 9 municipalities (commune, Gemeinde): Collonges, Dorénaz, Evionnaz, Finhaut, Massongex, Salvan, St-Maurice, Vernayaz and Vérossaz. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Mex merged into the municipality of Saint-Maurice. The city of Saint-Maurice is the site of the Roman outpost of Agaunum and the mediaeval St. Maurice's Abbey, which has become a famous high school in Switzerland (Collège de Saint-Maurice). Saint-Maurice is located at the entrance a pass leading to the upper part of the Rhône valley. As such, it has a strategic importance, and defence work were built from the 15th century to control this access. The Fortress Saint-Maurice was constructed in the surrounding mountainsides from 1880 through 1995."