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Updated on 13 November 2026 : the Valais Council of State, questioned urgently by the PLR in the Grand Council, considers that a sharp reduction of the P+R before replacement solutions are in place “would not fit the overall logic”. It will establish formal contacts with Aigle and the Canton of Vaud.
Background
The park-and-ride (P+R) at Aigle station, in the Vaud Chablais, is widely used by commuters from Valais. The municipality of Aigle has put the Novassalles land-use plan, which reduces this car park, out for public consultation. A petition against the reduction has already gathered more than 1,000 signatures.
The key points
Three of the nine municipalities in the Monthey district oppose the Novassalles land-use plan. The other six prefer dialogue with Aigle. The objection period ends on Thursday 12 November 2026.
Saint-Gingolph voted its objection on Monday 9 November. Vionnaz, which describes itself as the Haut-Lac municipality most dependent on this P+R, asks that the reduction take place only after public transport has been strengthened, as suggested by an intercantonal study in 2022.
Key figures
- 352 spaces today, 190 by 2030
- 3 of the 9 municipalities in the Monthey district are objecting
- More than 1,000 signatures on the petition against the reduction
Who says what
- Franz Ruppen (Valais State Councillor, Mobility): Valais has no right of veto over a plan in another canton; its intervention is institutional and political
- Raphaël Filliez (vice-president of Vionnaz): reduce the car park only after public transport has been strengthened
What's next
- End of the objection period on 12 November 2026 ; reduction planned by 2030
Further reading
Sources
- Swissinfo (Keystone-ATS) – The Aigle P+R lands before the Valais Grand Council
- Le Nouvelliste – Aigle P+R: three Valais municipalities oppose the removal of 160 spaces
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