Valais Cadastre: Parcel, Plan, Official Survey
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A parcel's cadastre in the canton of Valais rests on the official cadastral survey — it officially establishes a property's boundaries and area. This page shows where to find a parcel on the cantonal geoportal and how that differs from public-law restrictions (PLR), which alpflo covers today for Valais addresses.
| Responsible office | Geoinformation service, canton of Valais |
|---|---|
| Order / access | Cantonal geoportal — parcel search by commune or parcel number |
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The official survey in the canton of Valais
The geoinformation service of the canton of Valais is responsible for the official cadastral survey and runs the cantonal geoportal. It supplies the geometric basis of land ownership — independent of the PLR cadastre, which shows public-law restrictions.
What the official survey shows in the canton of Valais
The official survey establishes parcel boundaries, area, and building outlines, and forms the geometric basis of the land register. The geoinformation service of the canton of Valais is responsible for it.
Source: Official cadastral survey, Canton of Valais (geo.vs.ch) · Glossary: PLR
Map portal and parcel search
The cantonal geoportal offers interactive maps for cadastre and spatial planning; a parcel can be searched there by commune or parcel number.
Source: Cantonal geoportal (vs.ch)
PLR cadastre for Valais: covered by alpflo
Valais is one of the cantons whose binding PLR themes alpflo already integrates — an alpflo report for a Valais address resolves the PLR restrictions in addition to the building (RegBL) and the parcel.
The cadastre is not the land register
The cadastre from the official survey shows parcel boundaries and area. To check ownership, easements, or mortgages on a Valais parcel, you need the land register extract instead — a separate register with its own ordering process.
Source: Service du registre foncier (SRF), vs.ch · Guide: Land register extract Valais
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The four honesty states
Every fact in an alpflo register brief carries exactly one of these states.
Confirmed in an official Swiss register. Direct source.
Register queried; nothing on this parcel. The absence is documented.
Derived from a model or an API: real, but not directly from the register. Please verify.
Hit an edge case. Stated honestly at the boundary, never silently discarded.
Frequently asked questions about the Valais cadastre
Who keeps the official survey in the canton of Valais?
The geoinformation service of the canton of Valais is responsible for the official survey and runs the cantonal geoportal for parcel search and cadastre.
How do I find my parcel on the geoportal?
The cantonal geoportal's interactive maps let you search for a parcel by commune or parcel number.
Does alpflo cover the PLR cadastre for Valais?
Yes. Valais is one of the cantons whose PLR themes alpflo already integrates — a report for a Valais address contains the binding PLR restrictions.
Is the cadastre the same as the PLR extract?
No. The cadastral plan from the official survey shows boundaries and area. The PLR extract additionally shows public-law restrictions for the same parcel.
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What the public registers hold for an address — the parcel, the PLR cadastre, building data — alpflo compiles on request into a register brief for a specific property, every fact with its official source. Invoiced. A brief is written in German or French, for a German- or French-speaking commune — there is no English edition.
On request · invoiced · every fact with its source.