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Valais
Wallis (de)
Vallese (it)

Map of Valais
Location of Valais in Switzerland

General
Country Switzerland Valais coat of arms
Capital Sion
Language(s) French, German
Abbreviation VS
Geography
Area 5,224 km²2,016.997 sqmi
Highest point Dufourspitze 4,634 m15,203.412 ft
2.879 miles
Lowest point Lake Geneva 372 m1,220.472 ft
0.231 miles
Demography
Population 298,580 (2007)
Density 57.155 /km²148.026 /sqmi
Other data
Districts 13
Municipalities 147
Website www.VS.ch
Canton Map
Map of the districts in Valais
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The Valais (German: Wallis) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley. Paradoxically it is also one of most well-watered parts, having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks found in Switzerland. The canton of Valais is probably best known for the Matterhorn and ski resorts such as Zermatt or Verbier.

The Canton of Valais is divided into 14 districts and half-districts:

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