Canton of Valais

E25366

administrative territorial entity canton of Switzerland

The Canton of Valais is a mountainous region in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine landscapes, vineyards, and major ski resorts such as Zermatt and Verbier.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
canton of Valais	48
Canton of Valais canonical	38
Canton du Valais	2
Central Valais	2
Kanton Wallis	2
Upper Valais	2
Valais (canton)	2
southwestern Switzerland	2
Canton Valais	1
Central Valais (French-speaking)	1
Lower Valais	1
Swiss canton of Valais	1
Valais canton	1
cantonal government of Valais	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative territorial entity ⓘ canton of Switzerland ⓘ
borders	canton of Bern ⓘ surface form: Canton of Bern Canton of Ticino ⓘ canton of Uri ⓘ surface form: Canton of Uri Canton of Vaud ⓘ France ⓘ Italy ⓘ
capital	Sion ⓘ
climate	continental Alpine climate ⓘ
contains	Aletsch Glacier ⓘ Brig-Glis ⓘ Crans-Montana ⓘ Martigny ⓘ Matterhorn ⓘ Rhône River ⓘ Saas-Fee ⓘ Verbier ⓘ Zermatt ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
hasExecutiveBody	Council of State of Valais ⓘ
hasParliament	Grand Council of Valais ⓘ
hasRegion	Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Central Valais Lower Valais ⓘ Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Upper Valais
highestPoint	Dufourspitze ⓘ
isoCode	VS ⓘ surface form: CH-VS
joinedSwissConfederation	1815 ⓘ
knownFor	Alpine landscapes ⓘ hydropower production ⓘ ski resorts ⓘ vineyards ⓘ wine production ⓘ
locatedIn	Alps ⓘ Rhône Valley ⓘ surface form: Rhône valley Western Switzerland ⓘ surface form: southwestern Switzerland
mountainRange	Bernese Alps ⓘ Pennine Alps ⓘ
nativeName	Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canton du Valais Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kanton Wallis
nativeNameLanguage	French ⓘ German ⓘ
officialLanguage	French ⓘ German ⓘ
religionMajority	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
timeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode	VS ⓘ
wineRegion	Valais AOC ⓘ

Referenced by (104)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhône River → flowsThrough → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Lake Geneva → locatedInCanton → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Valais → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

Valais → hasOfficialName → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kanton Wallis

Valais → hasOfficialName → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canton du Valais

Valais → hasRegion → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Valais

Valais → hasRegion → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valais

Valais → hasRegion → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lower Valais

Sion → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Sion → capitalOf → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Sion → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

Sion → hasInstitution → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: cantonal government of Valais

Bernese Alps → extendsInto → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Franco-Provençal (Arpitan) → spokenIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

subject surface form: Franco-Provençal

this entity surface form: Valais (canton)

Franco-Provençal (Arpitan) → recognizedAsMinorityLanguageIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

subject surface form: Franco-Provençal

this entity surface form: Valais (canton)

Rhône Glacier → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Canton of Valais → nativeName → Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kanton Wallis

Canton of Valais → nativeName → Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canton du Valais

Canton of Valais → hasRegion → Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Upper Valais

Canton of Valais → hasRegion → Canton of Valais self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Valais

Arrondissement of Bonneville → borders → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valais canton

Nordend → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Gorner Glacier → locatedInCanton → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Tourbillon Castle → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Aletsch Arena ski area → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Sion town hall → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Valais History Museum → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Valais History Museum → operatedBy → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Valais History Museum → ownedBy → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Simplon Pass → connects → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Valère Castle → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Fiescher Glacier → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

VS → refersTo → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

VS → officialNameOfCanton → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn → operatesInRegion → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn → headquartersLocation → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Place de la Planta → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Sion archaeological museum → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

cantonal courts of Valais → appliesToJurisdiction → Canton of Valais ⓘ

subject surface form: Cantonal courts of Valais

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

cantonal courts of Valais → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

subject surface form: Cantonal courts of Valais

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Valère Basilica → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Lötschberg Pass → locatedInCanton → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Lötschberg Pass → connects → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Matterhorn → liesWithin → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Brig-Glis → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Saas-Fee → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Aletsch Glacier → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

Cathedral of Notre-Dame du Glarier → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Verbier → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ

this entity surface form: canton of Valais

Grimsel Pass → locatedIn → Canton of Valais ⓘ