Chalais, Switzerland
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Chalais is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Vercorin village
Chalais after the 1892 fire.
Rue de la Poste in Chalais in 1927
Réchy village
Valais
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Valais, more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion.
Flag of Canton Valais
Valère Basilica dominating the Rhône Valley. By the 12th century, the bishops of Sion began building churches and castles in Sion to represent their power and administer their estates.
Valais Joins the Confederation by Ernest Biéler (1944)
The Rhône Valley near Pfynwald. Note the vineyards, pines, and steppic vegetation that are typical of dry Central Valais