Mex, Vaud
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| Coordinates: 46°35′N 6°33′E / 46.583°N 6.550°ECoordinates: 46°35′N 6°33′E / 46.583°N 6.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Gros-de-Vaud | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 677 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1031 | |
| SFOS number | 5489 | |
| Surrounded by | Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Crissier, Sullens, Villars-Sainte-Croix, Vufflens-la-Ville | |
| Twin towns | Lugny-lès-Charolles (France) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Mex is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Gros-de-Vaud.
Mex is first mentioned in 1154 as Mais.
Mex has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.83 square kilometers (1.09 sq mi). Of this area, 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) or 55.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) or 29.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 17.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 9.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, 27.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 44.9% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 3.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mex became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
It consists of the village of Mex as well as the Les Esserts housing development (which is separated from the village by the A1 motorway).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Chevron Gules.
Mex has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 677. As of 2008[update], 21.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 29.2%. It has changed at a rate of 20.2% due to migration and at a rate of 9.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (481 or 87.9%), with German being second most common (30 or 5.5%) and Italian being third (11 or 2.0%).
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