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Canton du Valais Kanton Wallis | |
|---|---|
 Coat airms | |
 Location in Swisserland | |
Cairt o Valais  | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′N 7°36′E / 46.067°N 7.600°ECoordinates: 46°4′N 7°36′E / 46.067°N 7.600°E | |
| Caipital | Sion |
| Subdivisions | 143 municipalities, 13 districts |
| Govrenment | |
| • Executive | Conseil d'État, Staatsrat (5) |
| • Legislative | Grand Cooncil (130) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5224.49 km2 (2,017.19 sq mi) |
| Population (12/2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 335,696 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VS |
| Heichest point | 4,634 m (15,203 ft): Monte Rosa |
| Lawest point | 372 m (1,220 ft): Lake Geneva |
| Joined | 1815 |
| Languages | French, German |
| Website | VS.ch |
The Canton o Valais (French pronunciation: [valɛ]; German: Wallis, German pronunciation: [ˈvalɪs] (
listen)) is ane o the 26 cantons o Swisserland, situatit in the soothwastren pairt o the kintra, aroond the valley o the Rhône frae its heidwaters tae Lake Geneva, separatin the Pennine Alps frae the Bernese Alps.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016