page_title: Canton of Valais
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Canton of Valais / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Grimentz - Tourism in Valais Deutsch: Grimentz - Tourismus im Wallis
context_page_description: The canton of Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland, situated in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is simultaneously one of the driest regions of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley and among the wettest, having large amounts of snow and rain up on the highest peaks found in Switzerland. The canton of Valais is widely known for the Matterhorn and resort towns such as Crans-Montana, Saas Fee, Verbier and Zermatt. It is composed of 13 districts and its capital is Sion.
caption: A view of Valais near the village of Grimentz in Val d'Anniviers
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