The district of
Hérens is a district in the canton of
Valais 
in
Switzerland . It has a population of 10,953 (as of 31 December 2020).
Geography
Except for the municipality of
Ayent , which lies on the north bank of the Rhône, the municipalities of Hérens are located in the
Val d'Hérens on the south bank of the Rhône.
Municipalities
It comprises the following municipalities:
History
After the conquest of Lower Valais by the bishopric of Sion (1476), the Val d’Hérens became subordinate to the reeve of Saint-Maurice. In 1560, it was incorporated into the tithing of Sion, with the exception of Val d'
Hérémence , which remained a bailiwick of the Seven Tithings. Hérémence district was formed in 1798 (Helvetic Republic), transformed into its own tithing in the Rhodanic Republic of 1802, and into a
canton within the French département du Simplon in 1810.
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