Heremence

Hérémence lies along the Dixence valley in Valais, where steep Alpine slopes lead towards the high Val des Dix. The municipality includes the Grande Dixence Dam, a 285-metre structure widely recognised as the world’s tallest gravity dam. In the village centre, the Church of Saint-Nicolas, completed in 1971 to a design by Swiss architect Walter Maria Förderer, stands out for its bold concrete Brutalist form. Hérémence is part of the French-speaking Valais, a canton shaped by mountain farming, hydropower and long-established Alpine communities. Trace Hérémence’s place in the Valais Alps by browsing webcams nearby.

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