Gex

commune in Ain, France
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Summary

Gex is a commune of France[1]. Gex ranks in the top 0.87% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month, #271 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ain[3], arrondissement of Gex[4]
  • Country: France[5]
  • Shares border with: Cessy[6], Échenevex[7], Grilly[8], Mijoux[9], Vesancy[10]
  • Postal code: 01170[11]
  • Commons category: Gex (Ain)[12]
  • Coordinate location: 46.333333333333, 6.0577777777778[13]
  • Official website: http://www.gex.fr[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gex (Ain)[15]
  • Email address: mailto:mairie@ville-gex.fr[16]
  • Population: 10,893[17], 11,687[18], 12,894[19], 13,118[20], 13,093[21], 3137[22], 4296[23], 4868[24], 6615[25], 7733[26], 9323[27], 10,446[28], 12,652[29], 13,121[30]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Gex[31]
  • Phone number: +33-4-50-42-63-00[32]
  • Described by source: Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
  • Replaced by: Mijoux[35]
  • Capital of: arrondissement of Gex[36], canton of Gex[37]
  • Official name: Gex[38]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Gex (Ain)[39]
  • Female population: 6559[40]
  • Male population: 6559[41]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Gex, Ain[42]
  • Elevation above sea level: 532[43], 1614[44], 921[45]
  • Area: 32.02[46]
  • Fax number: +33-4-50-41-68-77[47]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject France[48], WikiProject French communes[49]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Gex (Ain)[50]

Why It Matters

Gex has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Gex is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Treisijs · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject France, WikiProject French communes
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Maintained by wikiproject: WikiProject France"
  2. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Gex.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Gex.wav"
  3. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Area → {'amount': '+32.02'}
    Dewey decimal classification → 2--44583
    Population → {'amount': '+10893'}, {'amount': '+11687'}, {'amount': '+12894'} +15
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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