 The "Hospice" was begun in 1801 on orders from Napoleon, but was not finished until 30 years later with the support of the Canons of Great Saint Bernard.In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 69.29% of the vote.The next three most popular parties were the SP (14.9%), the SVP (12.97%) and the FDP (1.67%).