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But through the cooperation of local farmers, vineyard owners and conservationists, Valais is becoming a sanctuary for these highly endangered insects.
BBC: Switzerland��s valley of butterflies
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The mountainous canton of Valais is often hit by natural disasters with heavy loss of life due to its topography.
WSJ: Police Say 28 Dead in Swiss Bus Crash
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"We are used to disasters in the canton of Valais, " said Dr. Jean-Pierre Deslarzes, director of the local emergency medial services.
WSJ: Police Say 28 Dead in Swiss Bus Crash
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The attack happened on Wednesday at around 21:00 (20:00 GMT) in the village of Daillon in Valais canton, 100km (60 miles) east of Geneva.
BBC: Switzerland gunman kills three in Daillon in Valais
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"This is a tragic day for the whole of Belgium, " Mr. Di Rupo said during a news conference in Sion, the capital of the canton of Valais.
WSJ: Police Say 28 Dead in Swiss Bus Crash
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In the Valais region, an arc that runs along the French and Italian borders and home to the Matterhorn, the local fondue variety calls for a tomato coulis.
WSJ: In Search Of: Switzerland's Best Fondue
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Romantically minded historians say they were a freespirited people, eager to shake off feudal rule, but they could simply have been producing too many babies for the upper Valais to support.
BBC: Hiking the Alpine Walserweg trail
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Finally, Tolkien continued across the 2, 165m Grimsel Pass and through upper Valais to the village of Brig, before crossing the Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps, into the popular mountain resort of Zermatt.
BBC: In Alpine villages, Hobbits lurk
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In the valleys of what is now the Swiss canton of Valais, small groups of farmers left their villages and set off east across the mountain passes in search of new lands.
BBC: Hiking the Alpine Walserweg trail