Valais Republic
The Valais Republic (French: République du Valais; German: Republik Wallis) or Vallais was a sister republic of France that existed between 1802 and 1810 in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, during the Napoleonic Wars, in territory corresponding to the modern Swiss canton of Valais.
Valais Republic | |||||||||
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| 1802–1810 | |||||||||
| Status | Client state of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Sion | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church (state religion) | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Legislature | General Diet | ||||||||
| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
• Separation from the Helvetic Republic | 28 August 1802 | ||||||||
• Annexation to the French Empire through decree | 13 December 1810 | ||||||||
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