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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Entremont"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Entremont</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Entremont-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Goms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Goms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Goms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Goms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hérens" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hérens"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Hérens</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hérens-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leuk" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leuk"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>Leuk</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leuk-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Martigny" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Martigny"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>Martigny</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Martigny-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Monthey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Monthey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.8</span> <span>Monthey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Monthey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Raron" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Raron"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.9</span> <span>Raron</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Raron-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Saint-Maurice" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Saint-Maurice"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.10</span> <span>Saint-Maurice</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Saint-Maurice-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sierre" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sierre"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.11</span> <span>Sierre</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sierre-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.12</span> <span>Sion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Visp" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Visp"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.13</span> <span>Visp</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Visp-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Related_pages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Related_pages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Related pages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Related_pages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_websites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_websites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Other websites</span> </div> </a> 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Available in 95 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-95" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">95 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Valais" title="Kanton Valais – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Kanton Valais" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Wallis" title="Kanton Wallis – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Kanton Wallis" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87" title="كانتون فاليه – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كانتون فاليه" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cant%C3%B3n_d%27o_Valais" title="Cantón d'o Valais – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Cantón d'o Valais" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_du_Val%C3%AAs" title="Canton du Valês – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Canton du Valês" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)" title="وله (کانتون) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="وله (کانتون)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Valais" title="Kanton Valais – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kanton Valais" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais_Chiu" title="Valais Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Valais Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Вале – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вале" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_du_Valais" title="Canton du Valais – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Canton du Valais" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais_(kantona)" title="Valais (kantona) – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Valais (kantona)" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Wallis" title="Kanton Wallis – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kanton Wallis" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais%27_kanton" title="Valais' kanton – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Valais' kanton" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%92%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%AF" title="Καντόνι του Βαλαί – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Καντόνι του Βαλαί" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cant%C3%B3n_del_Valais" title="Cantón del Valais – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cantón del Valais" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Valezo" title="Kantono Valezo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Valezo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87" title="کانتون وله – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کانتون وله" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_du_Valais" title="Canton du Valais – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Canton du Valais" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais_(Canton)" title="Valais (Canton) – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Valais (Canton)" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%9C%EB%A0%88%EC%A3%BC" title="발레주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="발레주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A5_(%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6,_%D5%87%D5%BE%D5%A5%D5%B5%D6%81%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%A1)" title="Վալե (կանտոն, Շվեյցարիա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վալե (կանտոն, Շվեյցարիա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8" title="वाले कैन्टन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वाले कैन्टन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Valais" title="Kanton Valais – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kanton Valais" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_de_Vallais" title="Canton de Vallais – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Canton de Vallais" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Vallese" title="Canton Vallese – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Canton Vallese" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%94" title="ואלה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ואלה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ვალეს კანტონი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვალეს კანტონი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cianton_de_Valais" title="Cianton de Valais – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Cianton de Valais" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valesia" title="Valesia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Valesia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%C4%93_kantons" title="Valē kantons – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Valē kantons" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%C4%97" title="Valė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Valė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_(kanton)" title="Wallis (kanton) – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Wallis (kanton)" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_ya_Mbwaku" title="Kanton ya Mbwaku – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Kanton ya Mbwaku" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Vales" title="Canton Vales – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Canton Vales" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_kanton" title="Wallis kanton – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wallis kanton" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Вале – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Вале" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87" title="व्हाले – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="व्हाले" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2" title="كانتون فاليز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كانتون فاليز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86" title="والیس کانتون – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="والیس کانتون" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_(kanton)" title="Wallis (kanton) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wallis (kanton)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E5%B7%9E" title="ヴァレー州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヴァレー州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantone_Vallese" title="Cantone Vallese – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Cantone Vallese" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_(Kantoon)" title="Wallis (Kantoon) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Wallis (Kantoon)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_de_Val%C3%A9s" title="Canton de Valés – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Canton de Valés" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B3" title="ویلائس – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ویلائس" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B2" title="والیز – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="والیز" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_%C3%ABd_Valais" title="Canton ëd Valais – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Canton ëd Valais" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonul_Valais" title="Cantonul Valais – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cantonul Valais" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantun_Vallais" title="Chantun Vallais – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Chantun Vallais" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Wallis" title="Kanton Wallis – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Kanton Wallis" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantoni_Valais" title="Kantoni Valais – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kantoni Valais" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Vallisi" title="Canton Vallisi – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Canton Vallisi" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais_(kant%C3%B3n)" title="Valais (kantón) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Valais (kantón)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanton_Valais" title="Kanton Valais – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kanton Valais" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Кантон Вале – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Кантон Вале" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%90%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5" title="รัฐวาเล – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="รัฐวาเล" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD)" title="Вале (кантон) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Вале (кантон)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%92" title="والے – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="والے" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Va%C5%82exe" title="Canton Vałexe – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Canton Vałexe" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" title="Valais – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Valais" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%93%A6%E8%8E%B1%E5%B7%9E" title="瓦莱州 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="瓦莱州" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%AF%E9%BA%97%E5%B7%9E" title="華麗州 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="華麗州" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Anthem: <i>Notre Valais/Wallis, unser Heimatland</i><br /><center>("Our Valais/Valais, our homeland")</center></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 275px; height: 175px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="275" data-height="175" data-zoom="6" data-lat="46.7" data-lon="8.25" data-overlays="["_91553beb910845957d751073e49f4f16fc8473eb"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/6/46.7/8.25/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,6,46.7,8.25,275x175.png?lang=en&domain=simple.wikipedia.org&title=Valais&revid=8078458&groups=_91553beb910845957d751073e49f4f16fc8473eb" width="275" height="175" decoding="async" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png/250px-Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png/375px-Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png/500px-Karte_Kanton_Wallis_2010.png 2x" data-file-width="2066" data-file-height="1498" /></a></span></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9430902">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Valais&params=46_4_N_7_36_E_region:CH-VS_type:city(348503)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">46°4′N</span> <span class="longitude">7°36′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">46.067°N 7.600°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">46.067; 7.600</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sion,_Switzerland" title="Sion, Switzerland">Sion</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Municipalities_of_the_canton_of_Valais&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Municipalities of the canton of Valais (not yet started)">143 municipalities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Switzerland#Valais" title="Districts of Switzerland">13 districts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cantonal_executives_of_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of cantonal executives of Switzerland (not yet started)">Executive</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Conseil d'État, Staatsrat (5)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cantonal_legislatures_of_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of cantonal legislatures of Switzerland (not yet started)">Legislative</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Grand_Council_of_Valais&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Grand Council of Valais (not yet started)">Grand Council</a> (130)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-Area_Canton_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Area_Canton-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">5,224.49 km<sup>2</sup> (2,017.19 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(December 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-Stat2020_VS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stat2020_VS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">348,503</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">67/km<sup>2</sup> (170/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">CH-VS</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cantons_of_Switzerland_by_elevation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of cantons of Switzerland by elevation (not yet started)">Highest point</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4,634 m (15,203 ft): <a href="/wiki/Monte_Rosa" title="Monte Rosa">Monte Rosa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_cantons_of_Switzerland_by_elevation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of cantons of Switzerland by elevation (not yet started)">Lowest point</a></th><td class="infobox-data">372 m (1,220 ft): <a href="/wiki/Lake_Geneva" title="Lake Geneva">Lake Geneva</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="History of Switzerland (not yet started)">Joined</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1815</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.VS.ch">www<wbr />.vs<wbr />.ch</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Valais</b> is one of the 26 <a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">cantons of Switzerland</a> in the south-western part of <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">the country</a>. </p><p>It is near the <a href="/wiki/Valley" title="Valley">valley</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Rhone" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhone">Rhone</a> River from its springs to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Geneva" title="Lake Geneva">Lake Geneva</a>, that <a href="https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/separate" class="extiw" title="wikt:separate">separates</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennine_Alps" title="Pennine Alps">Pennine Alps</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Bernese_Alps" title="Bernese Alps">Bernese Alps</a>. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhone valley. It is also one of most well-watered parts, having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks in Switzerland. It is perhaps best known worldwide for the <a href="/wiki/Matterhorn" title="Matterhorn">Matterhorn</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Geography" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Geography"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The canton of Valais is in the south of Switzerland. To its south is <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, to the southwest <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. To the north the canton there are the Swiss cantons of <a href="/wiki/Vaud" title="Vaud">Vaud</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bern_(canton)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bern (canton)">Bern</a>; the cantons of <a href="/wiki/Uri" class="mw-disambig" title="Uri">Uri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">Ticino</a> lie to its east. </p><p>The wide, icy <a href="/wiki/Rh%C3%B4ne" title="Rhône">Rhone</a> valley dominates the area. There are many side valleys off the main valley. At the head of the <a href="/wiki/Mattertal" title="Mattertal">Mattertal</a> valley is <a href="/wiki/Zermatt" title="Zermatt">Zermatt</a>, a pretty tourist village dominated by views of the <a href="/wiki/Matterhorn" title="Matterhorn">Matterhorn</a> (4,478 m). Fifty of the mountains are more than 4,000m high, with the highest, <a href="/wiki/Monte_Rosa" title="Monte Rosa">Monte Rosa</a>, that reaches to 4,638m (15,217 ft), and there are many <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glaciers</a>. </p><p>The Rhône drains the main valley from east to west up to <a href="/wiki/Martigny,_Switzerland" title="Martigny, Switzerland">Martigny, Switzerland</a>, then in a right angle north to its mouth in the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Geneva" title="Lake Geneva">Lake Geneva</a>. After the small town of <a href="/wiki/Saint-Maurice,_Switzerland" title="Saint-Maurice, Switzerland">Saint-Maurice</a>, the northern banks of the river belong to the canton of <a href="/wiki/Vaud" title="Vaud">Vaud</a>. The main valley is between the <a href="/wiki/Bernese_Alps" title="Bernese Alps">Bernese Alps</a> in the north and the <a href="/wiki/Pennine_Alps" title="Pennine Alps">Pennine Alps</a> in the south. Only about half of the total area is considered productive. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Romans called the area <i>Vallis Poenina</i> (<i>"Upper Rhône Valley"</i>). </p><p>In 888, Valais became a part of the kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Burgundians" title="Burgundians">Jurane Burgundy</a>. </p><p>King <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rudolph_III_of_Burgundy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rudolph III of Burgundy (not yet started)">Rudolph III of Burgundy</a> gave the area to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bishop_of_Sion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bishop of Sion (not yet started)">Bishop of Sion</a> in 999, and made him Count of the Valais. The count-bishops had to defend their area against the dukes of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Savoy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Savoy (not yet started)">Savoy</a>. </p><p>in 1474 was the Battle of Planta, a place near the capitale Sion. The Bishop of Sion and the people of the Sieben Zenden, beat the Duke of Savoy. The Battle of Planta is a part of the Burgundy War. After this battle, the bisoph conquired the area until Lake Geneva. </p><p>Valais did not follow the <a href="/wiki/Protestant_Reformation" title="Protestant Reformation">Protestant Reformation</a>. </p><p>On March 12, 1529, Valais became an associate member (<i>Zugewandter Ort</i>) of the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Confederation" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Confederation">Swiss Confederation</a>. </p><p>In 1628 the Valais became a republic, the <i>République des Sept Dizains / Republik der Sieben Zenden</i> but the bishop remained in power until <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a>'s troops invaded the Valais and created the <i>République du Valais</i> on March 16, 1798 but on May 1, 1798, the Valais became part of the <a href="/wiki/Helvetic_Republic" title="Helvetic Republic">Helvetic Republic</a> and became independent again in 1802 as the <i>Rhodanic Republic</i>. </p><p>In 1810, the Rhodanic Republic was made a part of France, and was called the Simplon Department. </p><p>Valais became independent again in 1813 and on August 4, 1815 decided to join the Swiss confederation as a canton (state). </p><p>In 1845, the Valais joined the Catholic separatist league (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sonderbund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sonderbund (not yet started)">Sonderbund</a></i>), but never fought federal troops when other members of the league started fighting in 1847. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Economy" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Economy"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wine" title="Wine">Wine</a> production and <a href="/wiki/Tourism" title="Tourism">tourism</a> are some of the main industries of the canton. The <a href="/wiki/Matterhorn" title="Matterhorn">Matterhorn</a> near <a href="/wiki/Zermatt" title="Zermatt">Zermatt</a> is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Swiss mountains, as is its sister valley immediately east <a href="/wiki/Saas_Fee" title="Saas Fee">Saas Fee</a>. Other parts of the mountains of the canton farther west are popular as well, such as the more French speaking resorts near <a href="/wiki/Verbier" title="Verbier">Verbier</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Evolene&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evolene (not yet started)">Evolene</a> & <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arolla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arolla (not yet started)">Arolla</a> region. The resorts on the north side of the main Rhone river valley are popular, looking out southwards towards the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Peninne_Alps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peninne Alps (not yet started)">Peninne Alps</a> and still part of the southern slope of the <a href="/wiki/Bernese_Alps" title="Bernese Alps">Bernese Alps</a>, such as the family oriented resort of <a href="/wiki/Crans-Montana" title="Crans-Montana">Crans-Montana</a>. The resorts in the <a href="/wiki/Goms" class="mw-disambig" title="Goms">Goms</a> region are slightly less known, yet also receive attention during the summer hiking season and the winter ski season. </p><p>Apart from tourism, agriculture is still important, particularly cattle breeding in the mountains and <a href="/wiki/Dairy_farming" title="Dairy farming">dairy farming</a> in the plains. The wine industry of the canton is the largest in Switzerland. There are also a large number orchards in the area, and <a href="/wiki/Saffron" title="Saffron">saffron</a> is also gathered here. </p><p>The most industrial western region of the canton is called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chablais&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chablais (not yet started)">Chablais</a>. The area is very important for the economy. There are a lot of factories, the most important are the subsidiaries of <a href="/wiki/Novartis" class="mw-redirect" title="Novartis">Novartis</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Syngenta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Syngenta (not yet started)">Syngenta</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Monthey,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthey, Switzerland">Monthey</a>. In the town of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Collombey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Collombey (not yet started)">Collombey</a>, there is an oil refinery. </p><p>Near <a href="/wiki/Visp" title="Visp">Visp</a> there is a large plant of aluminium manufacturing. Other metal products and chemicals are produced around Visp and <a href="/wiki/Sierre" title="Sierre">Sierre</a>. </p><p>Despite the thriving tourist industry, high level of infrastructure, and the many vineyards, canton Valais is still one of the poorest of the Swiss cantons, and not near the rich banking/financial cantons. A large portion of the canton's land and houses are now owned by foreigners. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Transport" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Transport"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A small airport is at <a href="/wiki/Sion,_Switzerland" title="Sion, Switzerland">Sion</a>, but the main routes of transport are rail and road. Both networks are large and benefit from tourism. Many of the road passes are well known, such as the Grimsel Pass. The longest land tunnel in the world, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=L%C3%B6tschberg_Base_Tunnel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lötschberg Base Tunnel (not yet started)">Lötschberg Base Tunnel</a>, will soon be working, in late 2007 perhaps, connecting by rail the town of <a href="/wiki/Frutigen" title="Frutigen">Frutigen</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Berne" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton of Berne">canton Bern</a>, with the town of <a href="/wiki/Visp" title="Visp">Visp</a> in canton Valais/Wallis. This is to better spread car traffic in the highly scenic <a href="/wiki/Kandersteg" title="Kandersteg">Kandertal</a>, and also to provide faster transport through the <a href="/wiki/Bernese_Alps" title="Bernese Alps">Bernese Alps</a> from the populous Mittelland in the north to the southern canton of Valais. Cars may be loaded onto the trains as freight. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: Demographics" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: Demographics"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Valais is mostly <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> speaking. The eastern part of the canton <a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Valais&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Upper Valais (not yet started)">Upper Valais</a>, however, speaks <a href="/w/index.php?title=Walliser_German&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walliser German (not yet started)">Walliser German</a>. The French speaking population makes up a two-thirds of the population. </p><p>The people of the canton are spread thinly. The largest towns are the capitals <a href="/wiki/Sion,_Switzerland" title="Sion, Switzerland">Sion</a> (<i>Sitten</i>), <a href="/wiki/Sierre" title="Sierre">Sierre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brig,_Switzerland" title="Brig, Switzerland">Brig</a>. There is no major city in the canton. Most of the population is <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns_and_villages">Towns and villages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Change section: Towns and villages" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section's source code: Towns and villages"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anz%C3%A8re" title="Anzère">Anzère</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bluche&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bluche (not yet started)">Bluche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brig,_Switzerland" title="Brig, Switzerland">Brig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sion,_Switzerland" title="Sion, Switzerland">Sion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierre" title="Sierre">Sierre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monthey,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthey, Switzerland">Monthey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martigny,_Switzerland" title="Martigny, Switzerland">Martigny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crans-Montana" title="Crans-Montana">Crans-Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leukerbad" title="Leukerbad">Leukerbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saas-Fee" class="mw-redirect" title="Saas-Fee">Saas-Fee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verbier" title="Verbier">Verbier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visp" title="Visp">Visp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zermatt" title="Zermatt">Zermatt</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cities">Cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=7" title="Change section: Cities" 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title="Birgisch">Birgisch</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Brig,_Switzerland" title="Brig, Switzerland">Brig-Glis</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eggerberg" title="Eggerberg">Eggerberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mund" title="Mund">Mund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naters" title="Naters">Naters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ried-Brig" title="Ried-Brig">Ried-Brig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simplon" title="Simplon">Simplon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Termen" title="Termen">Termen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zwischbergen" title="Zwischbergen">Zwischbergen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conthey">Conthey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=9" title="Change section: Conthey" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section's source code: 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href="/wiki/Bagnes" title="Bagnes">Bagnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bourg-Saint-Pierre" title="Bourg-Saint-Pierre">Bourg-Saint-Pierre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liddes" title="Liddes">Liddes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orsi%C3%A8res" title="Orsières">Orsières</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sembrancher" title="Sembrancher">Sembrancher</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voll%C3%A8ges" title="Vollèges">Vollèges</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Goms">Goms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=11" title="Change section: Goms" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section's source code: Goms"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellwald" title="Bellwald">Bellwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binn" title="Binn">Binn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blitzingen" title="Blitzingen">Blitzingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernen" title="Ernen">Ernen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiesch" title="Fiesch">Fiesch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fieschertal" title="Fieschertal">Fieschertal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafschaft,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Grafschaft, Switzerland">Grafschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lax,_Switzerland" title="Lax, Switzerland">Lax</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCnster-Geschinen" title="Münster-Geschinen">Münster-Geschinen</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niederwald,_Switzerland" title="Niederwald, Switzerland">Niederwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obergesteln" title="Obergesteln">Obergesteln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberwald" title="Oberwald">Oberwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reckingen-Gluringen" title="Reckingen-Gluringen">Reckingen-Gluringen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulrichen" title="Ulrichen">Ulrichen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hérens"><span id="H.C3.A9rens"></span>Hérens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=12" title="Change section: Hérens" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section's source code: Hérens"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayent" title="Ayent">Ayent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evol%C3%A8ne" title="Evolène">Evolène</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9r%C3%A9mence" title="Hérémence">Hérémence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Agettes" title="Les Agettes">Les Agettes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mase,_Switzerland" title="Mase, Switzerland">Mase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nax" title="Nax">Nax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Martin,_Valais" title="Saint-Martin, Valais">Saint-Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernami%C3%A8ge" title="Vernamiège">Vernamiège</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Vex,_Switzerland" title="Vex, Switzerland">Vex</a></b></li></ul> </td> <td> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leuk">Leuk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=13" title="Change section: Leuk" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section's source code: Leuk"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agarn" title="Agarn">Agarn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albinen" title="Albinen">Albinen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bratsch" title="Bratsch">Bratsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ergisch" title="Ergisch">Ergisch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erschmatt" title="Erschmatt">Erschmatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gampel" title="Gampel">Gampel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guttet-Feschel" title="Guttet-Feschel">Guttet-Feschel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inden,_Switzerland" title="Inden, Switzerland">Inden</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Leuk" title="Leuk">Leuk</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leukerbad" title="Leukerbad">Leukerbad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oberems,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Oberems, Switzerland">Oberems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salgesch" title="Salgesch">Salgesch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turtmann" title="Turtmann">Turtmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unterems" title="Unterems">Unterems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varen,_Switzerland" title="Varen, Switzerland">Varen</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martigny">Martigny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="Saillon">Saillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saxon,_Switzerland" title="Saxon, Switzerland">Saxon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trient,_Switzerland" title="Trient, Switzerland">Trient</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monthey">Monthey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=15" title="Change section: Monthey" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section's source code: Monthey"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Champ%C3%A9ry" title="Champéry">Champéry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collombey-Muraz" title="Collombey-Muraz">Collombey-Muraz</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Monthey,_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Monthey, Switzerland">Monthey</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port-Valais" title="Port-Valais">Port-Valais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Gingolph,_Switzerland" title="Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland">Saint-Gingolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troistorrents" title="Troistorrents">Troistorrents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val-d%27Illiez" title="Val-d'Illiez">Val-d'Illiez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vionnaz" title="Vionnaz">Vionnaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vouvry" title="Vouvry">Vouvry</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Raron">Raron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&veaction=edit&section=16" title="Change section: Raron" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valais&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section's source code: Raron"><span>change source</span></a><span 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