Canton du Valais, Valais

Canton du Valais: canton of Switzerland

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Canton du Valais at a glance

Canton du Valais currently has 17 quality-checked populated place pages and 11 county pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

17

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Largest city

Sion

Population 34,708

Quick Facts about Canton du Valais

Country Switzerland
State Valais (Switzerland)
Different from Vallet
Plate code VS
Area 5224.5 km2
Latitude & Longitude 46.5833,6.5000
Legislative body Grand Council of Valais
Official language Swiss Standard German, French
Altitude 1,680 feet / 512 meters
Capital Sion
Establishment January 01, 1815 (211 years ago)
Time Zone UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time 20:12:35 (15th April 2026)

Geography

Canton du Valais is located at 46°34'60"N 6°30'0"E (46.5833333, 6.5). It has 9 neighbors: Canton de Vaud, Kanton Uri, Cantone Ticino, Kanton Bern, Region Auvergne, Provincia di Vercelli, Provincia Verbano Cusio Ossola, Regione Piemonte and Valle d Aosta.

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  • Conthey District
  • Sierre District
  • Entremont District
  • Westlich Raron District
  • Leuk District
  • Sion District
  • Monthey District
  • Goms District
  • Saint-Maurice District
  • Hérens District
  • Brig District
  • Östlich Raron District
  • Visp District
  • Martigny District
Canton Valais, Kanton Wallis, Valais, Wallis