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Valais (UK: / ˈvæleɪ / VAL-ay, US: / væˈleɪ / val-AY; French: [valɛ] ⓘ), [a] more formally, the Canton of Valais, [b] is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
Sion (French: [sjɔ̃] ⓘ) [3] is a Swiss town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. As of December 2020 it had a population of 34,978 [4] (known as Sédunois (es)). [5] On 17 January 1968, the former municipality of Bramois merged into the municipality of Sion. [6]
History of Valais. Appearance. Map of Valais, 1756. Occupied since prehistoric times, the canton of Valais saw the rise of an exceptional civilization during the Bronze Age. From the 4th century BC, four Celtic tribes shared its territory, which was incorporated into the Roman Empire by Augustus. The Gallo-Roman Valais, located on the important ...
Zermatt (German: [tsɛʁˈmat] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German: [tsɛrˈmat]) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German -speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). It lies at the upper end of Mattertal ...
Sierre (French pronunciation: [sjɛʁ]; German: Siders [zidɐs]; Arpitan: Siérro [ˈʃiʁo] ⓘ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (French: Cité du Soleil) for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.
7037. The Valère Basilica (French: Basilique de Valère), also called Valère castle (French: Château de Valère), is a fortified Roman Catholic church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located on a hill and faces the Château de Tourbillon, situated on the opposite hill.