Leytron

Leytron
Coat of arms
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Location of Leytron
Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°12′E / 46.183°N 7.200°E / 46.183; 7.200Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°12′E / 46.183°N 7.200°E / 46.183; 7.200
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Martigny
Government
• Mayor	Patrice Martinet
Area
• Total	26.85 km2 (10.37 sq mi)
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	3,084
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Postal code	1912
SFOS number	6135
Surrounded by	Bex (VD), Chamoson, Fully, Riddes, Saillon
Website	www.leytron.ch SFSO statistics

Leytron is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Leytron is first mentioned in 1219 as Leitrun.

Leytron has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 26.9 square kilometers (10.4 sq mi). Of this area, 7.27 km² (2.81 sq mi) or 27.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.09 km² (3.12 sq mi) or 30.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.68 km² (0.65 sq mi) or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.15 km² (37 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 9.73 km² (3.76 sq mi) or 36.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 25.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.4% is used for growing crops and 1.8% is pastures, while 11.0% is used for orchards or vine crops and 13.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 12.0% is unproductive vegetation and 24.2% is too rocky for vegetation.

The municipality is located in the Martigny district. It consists of the hamlets of Leytron-Plan, Produit, Montagnon, Les Places, Dugny and Le Fou, which are at elevations of 497–1,041 meters (1,631–3,415 ft) and the settlement of Ovronnaz at 1,350 m (4,430 ft).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert between two Mullets of Five Or in chief on a Pale Or four Chevronnels Sable.

Leytron has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 3,084. As of 2008^[update], 16.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 24.3%. It has changed at a rate of 23.2% due to migration and at a rate of -1.4% due to births and deaths.