Valais

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canton of Switzerland

Valais is a mountainous canton in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine scenery, vineyards, and popular ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.

Aliases (1)

Valaisan ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canton of Switzerland →
borders	France → Italy →
capital	Sion →
climate	alpine climate →
contains	Aletsch Glacier → Crans-Montana → Great St Bernard Pass → Matterhorn → Monte Rosa massif → Saas-Fee → Simplon Pass → Verbier → Zermatt →
country	Switzerland →
hasBorderRiver	Rhône →
hasMajorCity	Brig-Glis → Martigny → Monthey → Sierre → Sion →
hasMajorEconomicSector	hydropower production → tourism → viticulture →
hasOfficialName	Canton du Valais → Kanton Wallis →
hasRailway	Glacier Express route → Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn →
hasRegion	Central Valais → Lower Valais → Upper Valais →
hasTouristAttraction	4 Vallées ski area → Aletsch Arena ski area →
hasTwoLetterCode	VS →
hasUNLOCODE	CH-VS →
highestPoint	Dufourspitze →
isMemberOf	Swiss Confederation →
joinedConfederationIn	1815 →
knownFor	Alpine scenery → ski resorts → vineyards → wine production →
languageDistribution	Central and Lower Valais predominantly French-speaking → Upper Valais predominantly German-speaking →
locatedIn	Alps → southwestern Switzerland →
officialLanguage	French → German →
traversedBy	Rhône River →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Monthey → Punta Gnifetti → Sierre → Zermatt →	canton
Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Glarier → Liskamm → Tourbillon Castle → Valais History Museum →	region
Haute-Savoie → Vaud →	borders
Romandy → Western Switzerland →	includesCanton
Valais History Museum → Zumsteinspitze →	locatedIn
Dufourspitze → Simplon Pass →	locatedInCanton
Sion archaeological museum → Valère Basilica →	locatedInRegion
France–Switzerland border →	adjacentToSwissCanton
Mont Blanc massif →	administrativeRegion
Sonderbund War →	belligerent
Pennine Alps →	contains
Franco-Provençal ("Valaisan") →	hasDialects
Old Swiss Confederacy →	hasPart
Lepontic Celts →	inhabitedRegion
Sierre →	isRegionalCenterOf
Monte Rosa →	liesInCanton
Crans-Montana →	locatedInValley
Italian–Swiss border →	passesThrough
VS →	refersTo
Arpitan →	spokenIn