The Drance (French: La Drance/Dranse, French pronunciation: [dʁɑ̃s]) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) to the...

based on agriculture and viticulture. The town was often flooded by the Dranse, most severely in 1595 and in 1818. From 1798 to 1802, Martigny was part...