Val d’Hérens
Val d'Hérens is an alpine valley in the Valais canton of Switzerland. It was formed by the Hérens glacier, which retreated at the end of the last ice age.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 911 metres
- Description: valley in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Val d’Herens” and “Vallée Hérens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint-Martin church and Pyramides d’Euseigne.
Saint-Nicolas Church, Hérémence
Church
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Saint-Nicolas Church is a Catholic church in Hérémence, Switzerland, known for its brutalist modern architecture. It was designed by Walter Maria Förderer. Saint-Nicolas Church, Hérémence is situated 2½ km northwest of Val d’Hérens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Euseigne and Hérémence.
Euseigne
Village
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Euseigne is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion.
Hérémence
Village
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Hérémence is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Hérémence is situated 2½ km northwest of Val d’Hérens.
Mase
Village
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Mase is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble. Mase is situated 3 km north of Val d’Hérens.
Val d’Hérens
- Category: landform
- Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tosk Albanian—“Val d’Hérens” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Val d’Hérens”
- Dutch: “Val d‘ Herens”
- Dutch: “Val d’ Hérens”
- Dutch: “Val D’Herence”
- Dutch: “Val D’Hérence”
- Dutch: “Val d’Herens”
- Dutch: “Val d’Hérens”
- French: “Val d’Herens”
- French: “Val d’Hérens”
- German: “Val d’Herens”
- German: “Val d’Hérens”
- Italian: “Val d’Herens”
- Italian: “Val d’Hérens”
- Italian: “Val d’Hèrens”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Val d’Hérens”
- Polish: “Val d’Hérens”
- Romanian: “Val d’Hérens”
- Swedish: “Val d’Hérens”
- Swiss German: “Val d’Hérens”
- Tosk Albanian: “Val d’Hérens”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Luette and Saint-Martin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plan Genevrec and Sex Pey.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Val d’Hérens”. Photo: Oscar, CC BY-SA 3.0.