Bex

Municipality in Switzerland
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°1′E / 46.250°N 7.017°ECoordinates: 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 (2003)
• Total	5,751
• Density	59.559/km2 (154.257/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1880
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.bex.ch ; Profile (in French), SFSO statistics

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.

Geography

Bex 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

- The river running through the salt mines of Bevieux, Bex, Switzerland. Line engraving by J. J. Maillet after Barbier Laine. Iconographic Collections*Keywords: Jean Joseph Maillet; Barbier Laine
- Tiefgeflogen
Place du Marché. Note the vineyards in background
Solalex alpine pastures dominated by the Diablerets
This is an image of a cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland with KGS number
Les Plans-sur-Bex chapel dominated by the Grand Muveran
Bex–Villars train passing through the Rue Centrale
Clocher de l'église de Bex (Suisse)
Bex, salt mine (Canton Vaud, Switzerland)

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Municipality in Switzerland

Coat of arms
Location of Bex Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°1′E / 46.250°N 7.017°E / 46.250; 7.017Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°1′E / 46.250°N 7.017°E / 46.250; 7.017
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 (2003)
• Total	5,751
• Density	59.559/km² (154.257/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1880
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.bex.ch Profile (in French), SFSO statistics