Valais
The Valais (Wallis in German) is a canton in southern Switzerland. It's home to the pyramid-shaped Matterhorn mountain, upscale Alpine resorts and upper Rhône River Valley vineyards. The resort town of Zermatt, at the foot of the Matterhorn,...
Capital: Sion
Population: 343,955 (2019)
Highest point: 4,634 m (15,203 ft): Monte Rosa
ISO 3166 code: CH-VS
Joined: 1815
Languages: French, German
Lowest point: 372 m (1,220 ft): Lake Geneva