Canton of Valais
Map of Canton of Valais
030 km (19 mi)60 km (37 mi)90 km (56 mi)120 km (75 mi)
Height
368 m (1210 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 4527 m (14850 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Canton of Valais
Height from south to north in Canton of Valais
1Rhône375 to 1 789 m2Geneva371 m3Lac des Dix2 283 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Sion
Population: 365,844 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 5,225 km² / 2,017 sq mi
Created: 1815
Subdivisions: 14
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Dufourspitze (4 634 m), the highest point of Switzerland
Lowest point: Lake Geneva (372 m)
Borders
- Canton of Berne — North
- Canton of Uri — Northeast
- Canton of Ticino — East
- Canton of Vaud — Northwest
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — Southwest
- Piedmont — South
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00