Port-Valais

Also known as Port-Valais VS

Port-Valais () is a municipality of the district of Monthey in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Port-Valais
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Ship station of Port-Valais.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Port-Valais dock
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Port-Valais Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Port-Valais COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Monthey
Swiss town.postal_code: 1897
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6154
Swiss town.area: 14.4
Swiss town.elevation: 390
Swiss town.population: 2817
Swiss town.populationof: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.port-valais.ch
Swiss town.places: Le Bouveret, Les Evouettes
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Chessel (VD), Noville (VD), Saint-Gingolph, Vevey (VD), Vouvry

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Port-Valais () is a municipality of the district of Monthey in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

==History== Port-Valais is first mentioned in 1180 as ad porvalesium. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Portwallis, however, that name is no longer used.

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