canton of Valais

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf French legislative constituency
gptkbp:area 5224
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Sion
gptkbp:coatOfArms Valais coat of arms
gptkbp:containsCity gptkb:Sierre
gptkb:Visp
gptkb:Monthey
gptkb:Martigny
gptkb:Brig-Glis
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:currency Swiss franc
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Valaisanne
gptkb:Valaisan
gptkbp:executiveBranch gptkb:Conseil_d'État
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Matterhorn
gptkb:Aletsch_Glacier
wine production
ski resorts
gptkbp:flag Valais flag
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:politics
gptkbp:hasUnit km²
gptkbp:highestPoint Dufourspitze
4634
gptkbp:highestPointElevationUnit m
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Helvetic_Republic
gptkb:Napoleonic_Republic_of_Valais
Became a Swiss canton in 1815
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label canton of Valais
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code CH-VS
gptkbp:joinedConfederation 1815
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Sion
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Grand_Council_of_Valais
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Lake_Geneva
372
gptkbp:lowestPointElevationUnit m
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Rhône
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Canton_du_Valais
gptkb:Kanton_Wallis
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Bern
gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Ticino
gptkb:Uri
gptkb:Vaud
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Canton_of_Valais
gptkbp:population approximately 350000
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2022
gptkbp:region gptkb:Swiss_Alps
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:website https://www.vs.ch/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berisal,_Switzerland
gptkb:Verbier
gptkb:Col_de_la_Forclaz
gptkb:canton_of_Vaud
gptkb:Niederwald
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6