Collombey-Muraz is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Aerial view of central Collombey
Collombey rail station
Tamoil's oil refinery in Collombey
Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1949
Valais, more formally the Canton of Valais, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion.
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
The Aletsch Glacier, largest in the Alps