Canton du Valais, Valais
Canton du Valais: Canton of Switzerland
About
Quick Facts about Canton du Valais
| Country : | Switzerland |
| State : | Valais (Switzerland) |
| Different from : | Vallet |
| Plate code : | VS |
| Area : | 5224.5 km2 |
| Legislative body : | Grand Council of Valais |
| Official language : | Swiss Standard German, French |
| Altitude : | 1,680 feet / 512 meters |
| Capital : | Sion |
| Establishment : | January 01, 1815 (210 years ago) |
| Time Zone : | UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time : | 17:52:58 (5th December 2025) |
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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- Official Website
Official website of Canton du Valais
Canton du Valais has 9 neighbours.
- Canton de Vaud canton of Switzerland
- Kanton Uri canton of Switzerland
- Cantone Ticino canton of Switzerland
- Kanton Bern canton of Switzerland
- Auvergne administrative region of France
- Provincia di Vercelli province of Italy
- Provincia Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province of Italy
- Piemonte region in North-West Italy
- Valle d'Aosta Italian mountainous semi-autonomous region in the North-West
- 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
