Bex
municipality in Switzerland
Bex (German: Beis) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is in the district of Aigle. It has an area of 96.60 km², an altitude of 424 m, and a population of about 5709. It is a few miles south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.
Bex | |
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 Rue du Cropt in Bex | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bex  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°1′E / 46.250°N 7.017°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Vaud |
| District | Aigle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Syndic Pierre Rochat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.56 km2 (37.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,757 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1880 |
| SFOS number | 5402 |
| Surrounded by | Chamoson (VS), Collonges (VS), Conthey (VS), Fully (VS), Gryon, Lavey-Morcles, Leytron (VS), Massongex (VS), Monthey (VS), Ollon, Ormont-Dessus, Saint-Maurice (VS) |
| Twin towns | Tuttlingen (Germany) |
| Website | www Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Geography
changeBex sits on the east side of the Rhône river in a big valley bordered on the east by the Bernese Alps and west by the Chablais Alps. Famous Swiss and French ski resorts are nearby. It is on Swiss National Route 9. Bex is connected to Les Diablerets by the mountain pass Col de la Croix
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Bex at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
