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Rhodanic Republic
historical territory, France
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association with Valais
- In Valais
Napoleon made Valais the independent Rhodanic Republic in 1802 and incorporated it into France as the département of Simplon in 1810. In 1815 Valais entered the Swiss Confederation. Although it took part in the conservative Sonderbund (a Roman Catholic separatist league) in 1845, it did not fight but submitted to…
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