Bex

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.

Bex
Municipality
Rue du Cropt in Bex
Coat of arms
Location of Bex
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Coordinates: 46°15′N 7°1′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Aigle
Government
• Mayor	Syndic Pierre Rochat
Area [1]
• Total	96.56 km2 (37.28 sq mi)
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• 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
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

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