Bagnes

Bagnes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in Canton of Valais in Switzerland. In an area of ​​282 km2, Bagnes used to be Switzerland's largest municipality until the formation of Glarus Wud 2011 Bagnes became first mentioned in 1150 as Banie. It become formerly recognised via its German call, Bangis, although that is no longer used. Before 1150, when it got here to the abbey of Saint-Maurice, Bagnes turned into owned through the Counts of Savoy. It remained under the abbey's authority till 1798, whilst it became a part of the Entremont district.

Verbier fort also known as the abbaye is first mentioned in 1287 in Le Chable and became possibly destroyed in 1476. Throughout the nineteenth century, the radicals and conservatives feuded violently in the villages. This led, in 1844, to the bloody conflict of Corberaye, in which three conservatives have been killed. The warfare of Corberaye delivered the radicals to energy, however the conservatives have been capable gain help from political allies and have been able to go back to strength rapidly thereafter. One result of this political discord changed into the founding of the liberal-radical free school in 1900.

At the unfastened faculty there has been no non secular training, in comparison to the opposite village schools which have been based via non secular agencies. The free faculty remained open till 1943. The parish is first mentioned in 1178, with the parish church at St. Martin's church in Le Chable. The parsonage changed into constructed in 1686 at Verbier. It became a rectory in 1915 and a parish in 1962. Other chapels are placed in Montagnier 14th century, Sarreyer after 1639, Lourtier 1659, Vernays 1661, Media 1679, Champsec 1684 and Versegeres.