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Lax

municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q70363
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Lax

Summary

Lax is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lax has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lax was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Lax is located in Goms District[4].
  • Lax is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Lax is on the body of water Rhône[6].
  • Lax's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].
  • Lax's shares border with is recorded as Betten[8].
  • Lax's shares border with is recorded as Ernen[9].
  • Lax's shares border with is recorded as Fiesch[10].
  • Lax's shares border with is recorded as Martisberg[11].
  • Lax's postal code is recorded as 3994[12].
  • Lax's Commons category is recorded as Lax[13].
  • Lax's licence plate code is recorded as VS[14].
  • Lax's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[15].
  • Lax's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[16].
  • Lax's local dialing code is recorded as 027[17].
  • Lax's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.383333333333, 'lon': 8.1166666666667}[18].
  • Lax's official website is recorded as http://www.lax.ch[19].
  • Lax's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lax[20].
  • Lax has a population of {'amount': '+308'}[21].
  • Lax has a population of {'amount': '+309'}[22].
  • Lax's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6061[23].
  • Lax's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'Lax'}[24].
  • Lax's list of monuments is recorded as list of cultural properties in Lax[25].
  • Lax sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1039'}[26].
  • Lax sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1045'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lax is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Lax is located in Goms District[4]. Lax is on the body of water Rhône[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.02'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5.42'}[29]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1039'}[26] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1045'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+308'}[21] and {'amount': '+309'}[22].

Designation and Status

Lax's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[7].

Why It Matters

Lax has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Rhône
    Topic's main category → Category:Lax
    Member of → —
    Population → {'amount': '+308'}, {'amount': '+309'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Lax Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
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