Chalais

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Chalais

Total population

3,410

Coordinates46.27°, 7.51°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chalais is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Roger Bonvin

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1907-1982)

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Henri Schwery

Bishop and Cardinal (1932-2021)

Édouard Delalay

Swiss politician

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Yves Allegro

Swiss tennis player

A

Alain Geiger

Swiss footballer and manager

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Madeleine Boll

Swiss football pioneer

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Paul-André Roux

Swiss politician

A

Aloys Theytaz

Swiss journalist (1909-1968)

B

Bernie Constantin

Swiss songwriter

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Bertrand Bitz

Swiss singer

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Blaise Piffaretti

Swiss association football player

Charles Menge

Swiss painter (1920-2009)

Didier Berthod

Swiss rock climber and priest

Joseph Favre

Swiss chef (1849-1903)

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Manuella Maury

Swiss journalist and news presenter

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Marcel Perruchoud

French association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valais

• Réchy
  0.7 mi away
• Noës
  1 mi away
• Corin-de-la-Crête
  1.4 mi away
• Chermignon-d'en-Bas
  1.7 mi away
• Chermignon-d'en-Haut
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,092
• Montana-Village
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,363
• Daillet
  2.7 mi away
• Flanthey
  2.7 mi away · pop. 193
• Lens
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,986
• Crans
  3.4 mi away
• Mollens
  3.5 mi away · pop. 954
• Miège
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,349

Browse all places in Valais →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Seen 2026-10-13

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Seen 2026-10-12

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-10-10

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

Seen 2026-10-10

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-10-09

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa bella-donna

Seen 2026-10-04

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-04

Aesculapian Snake

Zamenis longissimus

Seen 2026-10-04

Liverleaf

Hepatica nobilis

Seen 2026-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers