Valais Canton, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Valais canton ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
On August 4, 1815 Valais finally entered the Swiss confederation as a canton. In 1845, Valais joined the Catholic separate league which led to what is called the Sonderbund War. The people of Valais chose not to fight. Valais is a French, German and Italian speaking canton.