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Patois Evolène 1939

Joseph Fauchère, 82, tells a story in the patois of Evolène, recorded in 1939. Evolène, in canton Valais, is the only village in Switzerland where patois is still spoken by all generations.

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Phonogram archive, Zurich

Evolène (Patois) 1939

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