Switzerland
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Sierre District

Chalais

Chalais is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of in . Chalais has an elevation of 1,605 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 3,410 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH6232”, “Chalais VS”, and “Chalais, Switzerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sierre/Siders railway station and The Wine Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Albins, Public domain.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains. is situated 3½ km northeast of Chalais.

Museum
Photo: Azuff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Azuff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sierre and Crans Montana.

Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in Central . While the city is in the French part of Valais, there is a large German-speaking population and you will encounter many people being fluent in both languages.

Photo: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , . Although everyone knows the name , the area is actually made up of three communes - Crans, Montana and Aminona.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of in .

Chalais

Latitude
46.2654° or 46° 15′ 56″ north
Longitude
7.5085° or 7° 30′ 31″ east
Population
3,410
Elevation
1,605 metres (5,266 feet)
Open location code
8FR97G85+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 294070530
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285461
Wiki­data ID
Q70736
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Chalais” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Chalais”
  • Arpitan: “Chalés”
  • Basque: “Chalais”
  • Breton: “Chalais”
  • Catalan: “Chalais”
  • Cebuano: “Chalais”
  • Chinese: “沙莱”
  • Czech: “Chalais”
  • Czech: “Schalei”
  • Dutch: “Chalais”
  • Esperanto: “Chalais VS”
  • French: “Chalais”
  • Galician: “Chalais, Suíza”
  • Galician: “Chalais”
  • German: “Briey VS”
  • German: “Chalais VS”
  • German: “Chalais”
  • German: “Réchy”
  • German: “Schalei”
  • Hungarian: “Chalais”
  • Irish: “Chalais”
  • Italian: “Chalais”
  • Lombard: “Chalais”
  • Malay: “Chalais, Switzerland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Chalais i Sveits”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chalais”
  • Piemontese: “Chalais”
  • Polish: “Chalais (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Chalais”
  • Portuguese: “Chalais”
  • Romanian: “Chalais, Valais”
  • Romansh: “Chalais”
  • Slovak: “Chalais”
  • Spanish: “Chalais”
  • Swedish: “Chalais, Valais”
  • Swedish: “Chalais”
  • Swiss German: “Chalais VS”
  • Swiss German: “Chalais”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Chalais VS”
  • Turkish: “Chalais”
  • Ukrainian: “Шале”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Chalais”
  • Venetian: “Chalais (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Chalais”
  • Volapük: “Chalais”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chalais, Swiza”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chalais”

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Highlights include Poste de Chalais and Chalais Castle.

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