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Canton du Valais Kanton Wallis | ||
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 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 | 5,224.49 km2 (2,017.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (12/2015)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 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 | |
| Wabsteid | 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