Massongex

Massongex
Coat of arms
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Location of Massongex
Coordinates: 46°15′N 6°59′E / 46.250°N 6.983°E / 46.250; 6.983Coordinates: 46°15′N 6°59′E / 46.250°N 6.983°E / 46.250; 6.983
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Saint-Maurice
Government
• Mayor	Bernard Moulin
Area
• Total	6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,787
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Postal code	1869
SFOS number	6215
Surrounded by	Bex (VD), Monthey, Saint-Maurice, Vérossaz
Website	www.massongex.ch SFSO statistics

Massongex is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Massongex is first mentioned in 1226 as Bernardus de Massunge.

Massongex has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.6 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.23 km² (0.86 sq mi) or 33.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.12 km² (1.20 sq mi) or 47.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1 km² (0.39 sq mi) or 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi) or 3.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 0.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 6.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.4% of the area Out of the forested land, 42.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.8% is used for growing crops and 10.4% is pastures and 2.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Saint-Maurice district, on the left side of the Rhone river. It consists of the village of Massongex and eight hamlets including Daviaz.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Towers Argent masoned, windowed and doored Sable.

Massongex has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,787. As of 2008^[update], 16.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 2.6%. It has changed at a rate of 8.4% due to migration and at a rate of 4.8% due to births and deaths.