Bex
Bex | |
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Bex and the Dents du Midi across the Rhone valley | |
Location of Bex | |
| Coordinates: 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 (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 7,757 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1880 |
| SFOS number | 5402 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-VD |
| 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 Profile (in French), SFSO statistics |
Bex (French: [be]; German: Beis; Arpitan: Bés) is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle. It is a few kilometers south of its sister town municipality of Aigle.