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
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Canton of Valais
- Area
- +24.5
- Elevation
- +1286
- Official website
- www.nax.ch
- Image
- Nax.jpg
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- P1366
- Mont-Noble
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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.
==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.