Vex, Switzerland
municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Vex (Arpitan: Vés) is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Geography
Vex has an area, as of 2009, of 13 square kilometers (5.0 mi2). Of this area, 4.17 km2 (1.61 mi2) or 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.17 km2 (2.38 mi2) or 47.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.71 km2 (0.66 mi2) or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.87 km2 (0.34 mi2) or 6.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.2% is used for growing crops and 18.3% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 11.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.7% is unproductive vegetation.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Chevronelle inverted couped Argent between three Mullets of Five of the same and Coupeaux Vert in base.
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