Vétroz

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Vétroz
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Conthey
BFS no. :	6025
Postal code :	1963
Coordinates :	587 952  /  119481 coordinates: 46 ° 13 '36 "  N , 7 ° 16' 57"  O ; CH1903:  five hundred eighty-seven thousand nine hundred and fifty-two  /  119481
Height :	483  m above sea level M.
Height range :	473–2466 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.43  km²
Residents:	6372 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	611 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.vetroz.ch
Sainte-Marie Madeleine church
Location of the municipality

Vétroz is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Conthey district in the French-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

Aerial photo (1949)

The municipality of Vétroz is located on the southern slope of the Alps on the northern side of the Rhone Valley. The Rhone forms the southern municipal boundary, in the west the border is formed by the Lizerne , along whose gorge the municipality extends like a finger far to the north. The community is characterized by the vineyards on the sunny slopes of the Rhone Valley. The municipality consists of the two villages Vétroz and Magnot. Neighboring communities of Vétroz are in the north and east Conthey , in the south Nendaz and in the west Ardon .

population

Population development
year	1870	1900	1950	2000	2016
Residents	584	761	1126	3691	6135

politics

The local executive is called the “Conseil Municipal” and the municipal parliament is called the “Conseil général”.

Mayor is Oliver Cottagnoud ( AL ).

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Vétroz

Town twinning

Since June 2005, Vétroz has had a town partnership with Beaumont-lès-Valence from France ( Département Drôme ).

Sports

The current Swiss champion and most successful club of the decade in women's basketball, Hélios Basket , comes from the community.

literature

• Catherine Raemy-Berthod: Vétroz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2013 .

Web links

Commons : Vétroz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Vétroz on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Vétroz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .