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Valais

Local NamesCanton du Valais
Kanton Wallis
Short NameValais
German NameWallis
Lat Deg46|lat_min=4
Lon Deg7|lon_min=36
CapitalSion
Area5224
Area Rank3rd
Population Rank9th
Since1815
AbbrVS
LanguagesFrench, German
ExecutiveConseil d'Etat, Staatsrat
Executive Members5
LegislativeGrand Council
Parliament Members130
HighestMonte Rosa
Highest M4634
LowestLake Geneva
Lowest M372
Municipalities Number143
Districts Designationdistricts, Bezirke
Districts Number13

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The Valais (-frvalɛ; , -deˈvalɪs-De-Wallis.oggIPA) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley. Paradoxically it is also one of most well-watered parts, having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks found in Switzerland. The canton of Valais is probably best known for the Matterhorn and ski resorts such as Zermatt or Verbier.

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Teacher's crucifix removal suspension remains - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)--Canton -Valais-, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A secondary teacher who was dismissed in October 2010 after a dispute with the Stalden school authorities over a ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:49:19 GMT+00:00
Swiss kidnap alerts: gov't asks cell phone users to load number - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)--The Sarah Oberson Foundation was set up in memory of a five-year-old -Valais- girl who disappeared walking from her parents' to her grandparents' house in the ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:21:05 GMT+00:00
Unilateral notice protects equitable rights - Lexology (registration) Tweet this news
Lexology (registration)--This was confirmed in -Valais- Ltd v Clydesdale Bank plc t/a Yorkshire Bank. The claimant was the proprietor of a registered charge over four properties and ... - Date : Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:42:25 GMT+00:00
Jean Claude Abreu's collection on sale - Malta Independent Online Tweet this news
Malta Independent Online--Jean Claude Abreu loved sport and transformed Zermatt, a little village in Haut -Valais-, into an elegant sports holiday resort. His chalet Turquino named ... - Date : Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:38:08 GMT+00:00
Forests suffering from climate extremes, not heat, EPFL math shows - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)--Half of the Scots pines in the Viège/Visp forest in canton -Valais-, for example, have died in the past 20 years, and mathematical models have made it clear ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:23:52 GMT+00:00
Switzerland steps up 2022 Winter Olympics bid - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--Swiss Olympic leaders stressed to officials from Geneva, Davos-St Moritz, Central Switzerland, -Valais- and Bern that a bid must have stable, ... - Date : Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:15:05 GMT+00:00
Snowcross heats up Anzère on second leg of nat'l championship - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)---...- leg of the Swiss snowcross (snowmobile racing on a short track) championship took place Saturday 22 January in Anzère, above Sion in canton -Valais-. ... - Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:10:33 GMT+00:00
Whether you call it sledging or sledding, it's an adventure on snow - Napa Valley Register Tweet this news
Napa Valley Register--Here on the Gemmi slopes, in the -Valais- region of Switzerland, I shuffled to the top of a sledge run, took a deep breath and down I went. ... - Date : Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:21:07 GMT+00:00
Glacier Express crashed in July 2010 due to speed alone - GenevaLunch (blog) Tweet this news
GenevaLunch (blog)---...- The Glacier Express crash in July 2010 that killed one person and injured more than 40 others in the Goms Valley, canton -Valais-, was due to speed alone. ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:54:58 GMT+00:00
Swiss luxury property to launch sale in Asia - Asia Property Report Tweet this news
Asia Property Report--“Prices in southern Switzerland have increased 40 per cent, and the -Valais- canton has experienced one of most active housing markets in recent years. ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:42:08 GMT+00:00

Cantons of Switzerland

Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Geneva
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Thurgau
Ticino
Uri
Valais
Vaud
Zug
Zürich

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