Vex

municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q67724
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Summary

Vex is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Vex ranks in the top 6% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hérens District[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Borgne[5]
  • Official language: French[6]
  • Twinned administrative body: Oyace[7]
  • Postal code: 1981[8]
  • Commons category: Vex[9]
  • Licence plate code: VS[10]
  • Local dialing code: 027[11]
  • Official website: http://www.vex.ch[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vex[13]
  • Population: 1820[14], 1811[15]
  • External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6089[16]
  • Capital of: Hérens District[17]
  • Official name: Vex[18]
  • List of monuments: list of cultural properties in Vex[19]
  • Elevation above sea level: 939 m[20], 929 m[21]
  • Area: 13.0 km²[22], 13.05 km²[23], 13.04 km²[24]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[25]

Why It Matters

Vex has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Vex is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q141599379. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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