Nax

Nax is a former municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Vernamiège, Nax and Mase merged in the new municipality of Mont-Noble.

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Place details

Locality: Mont-Noble
Region: Valais/Wallis
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 406

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Nax
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Nax.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Nax village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: ArmoirieNax.png
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Flag of Nax.gif
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Hérens
Swiss town.postal_code: 1973
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6086
Swiss town.area: 24.5
Swiss town.elevation: 1286
Swiss town.population: 403
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.nax.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Grimentz, Grône, Mase, Saint-Jean, Saint-Martin, Sion, Vernamiège, Vex

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Wikidata facts

Area: 24.5
Elevation: 1286
Official website: www.nax.ch
Image: Nax.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Nax
postal code: 1973

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==History== thumb|left|Aerial view (1955) Nax is first mentioned around 1001–1100 as Nas. Its village church collapsed in 1909 during a service, killing 31 and injuring 50.