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Valère Castle

castle in Sion in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Church co_cathedral Q688261
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Valère Castle

Summary

Valère Castle is a co-cathedral[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of co_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Valère Castle's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Valère Castle is located in Sion[4].
  • Valère Castle is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Valère Castle's instance of is recorded as co-cathedral[6].
  • Valère Castle's instance of is recorded as castle[7].
  • Valère Castle's instance of is recorded as minor basilica[8].
  • Valeriana is named after Valère Castle[9].
  • Valère Castle's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[10].
  • Valère Castle is part of list of cultural properties in Sion[11].
  • Valère Castle's Commons category is recorded as Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère[12].
  • 1000 marks the founding of Valère Castle[13].
  • Valère Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.23388888888889, 'lon': 7.364444444444445}[14].
  • Valère Castle's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion[15].
  • Valère Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/ech/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter/7037/extendedHtmlPopup[16].
  • Valère Castle's described at URL is recorded as https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.babs.kulturgueter/PDF/KGS_07037_GSK-f.pdf[17].
  • Valère Castle's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1049[18].
  • Valère Castle's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[19].
  • Valère Castle's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Château de Valère'}[20].
  • Valère Castle's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite[21].
  • Valère Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Rue des Châteaux 100, 1950 Sion'}[22].
  • Valère Castle's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère[23].
  • Valère Castle's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Exterior of Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère[24].
  • Valère Castle's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Sion from Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère[25].

Body

Geography

Valère Castle is in the country of Switzerland[5]. It is located in Sion[4]. It is part of list of cultural properties in Sion[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include co-cathedral[6], castle[7], and minor basilica[8]. Valère Castle's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[19]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

1000 marks the founding of Valère Castle[13]. Valeriana is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Valère Castle ranks in the top 9% of co_cathedral entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AnBuKu · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
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    Category for the exterior of the item → Category:Exterior of Basilique Notre-Dame de Valère
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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