Euseigne

{{Infobox settlement | name = Euseigne | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Euseigne depuis Saint-Martin - 2022.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Euseigne from Saint-Martin | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Switzerland#Canton of Valais | pushpin_label_position = Euseigne | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Euseigne in Switzerland | coordinates = {{coord|46|10|20|N|7|25|22|E|region:CH-VS_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = 15px Switzerland | subdivision_type1 = Canton | subdivision_name1 = Valais | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Hérens | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Hérémence | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = US   | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 979 | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = Les Euseignards | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = French | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 1982 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website =  | footnotes = }} '''Euseigne''' is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion. It belongs to the municipality of Hérémence

Euseigne lies at a height of 979 metres (3212 feet) above sea level, on the main road connecting Evolène from Sion. The village is well known for the fairy chimney rock formations named ''Pyramides d'Euseigne''. {{stack| thumb|Aerial view (1955) }} == Situation == Situated at the split between val d'Hérens and Val d'Hérémence, it belongs to the district of Hérens, in Hérémence commune.

Euseigne is at {{convert|979|m}} above sea level, on the left bank of the Borgnes river, and the right bank of the Dixence river.

== The Pyramids == The village is famous for its fairy chimney rock formations named ''Pyramides d'Euseigne''. These are small natural reliefs, which are between 10 and 15 meters tall, are crowned by a stone and were formed by the deterioration of moraines. Thanks to their relatively big weight, these blocs protect the pyramids by compressing the underlying moraine.<ref>[http://www.lieux-insolites.fr/suisse/euseigne/euseigne.htm Les pyramides d’Euseigne]</ref> These pyramids were shaped after the last glaciation, and after the disappearance of the glaciers which were overwhelming Hérémence and Hérens valleys, between 10'000 and 80'000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pyramides d'Euseigne|url=http://www.tourismesuisse.com/valais/activite/loisir/visite-excursion/f_b_1_0_1618-Pyramides-d-Euseigne.html|website=Tourismesuisse|accessdate=4 February 2013}}.</ref>

The main road of the valley goes through a small tunnel dug under these rock formations. <gallery mode=packed heights=165> File:Pyramideseuseigne.jpg|The Pyramides d'Euseigne File:Euseigne-Tunnel.JPG|View of Euseigne pyramids </gallery> ==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *Swisstopo topographic maps *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000328/http://wanderland.myswitzerland.com/en/sightseeing_detail.cfm?id=320059 The pyramids of Euseigne (wanderland.ch)]

Category:Villages in Valais