History of Valais

On 1 January 2026 at 01:26 (CET), during New Year celebrations, a fire broke out at Le Constellation bar in the ski-resort town of Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. Forty-one people died in the fire, and 115 others were injured, with 83 initially being treated for severe burns. Intensive care units in Valais reached capacity, and victims were transported to hospitals in other parts of Switzerland and to other European countries. A national day of mourning was observed on 9 January 2026 in memory of the victims.

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famous mountain rescue dog in Switzerland

Catholic cardinal (1465-1522)

battle in the winter of 57–56 BCE in the Gallic town of Octodurus in what is now Martigny, Valais, Switzerland

The Nantuates or Nantuatae (Gaulish: Nantuatis, 'those of the valley') were a Gallic tribe dwelling around present-day Massongex, in the modern Canton of Valais (Switzerland) and adjacent areas of France, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

mountain hut

Swiss Christian bishop

former French department (1810-1815)

collapse of the Birch Glacier in Blatten, Switzerland, on 28 May 2025

1428-1434/6 witch hunt and trials in Valais, Switzerland

hospice building of the Augustinian canons on the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

The Uberi were a Celtic tribe dwelling near the source of the Rhône river, in the modern-day Canton of Valais (Switzerland), during the Iron Age and the Roman period.

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Agaunum was an outpost in Roman Switzerland, predecessor of the modern city of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais, southwestern Switzerland. It was used by the Roman Empire for the collection of the Quadragesima Galliarum. In Christian tradition, Agaunum is known as the place of martyrdom of the Theban Legion.

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state in Early Modern Switzerland