Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is a village in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. It is located in the French speaking

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 part of The Valais

Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps. The canton is one of the drier parts of Switzerland in its central Rhône valley...

 in the municipality of Chamoson

Chamoson

Chamoson is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Chamoson is first mentioned in 1050 as Camusia. In 1233 it was mentioned as Scamosun.-Geography:...

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The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages was joined with the municipality of Chamoson in 1376. It is famous for its 11th century church with its octagonal bell tower.

The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is also known as the Swiss book town

Book town

A book town is a town or village with a large number of second-hand or antiquarian book shops. These shops, and sometimes also literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists to them...

 with an annual book festival.

External links

• Le Village du livre