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Vouvry
Vouvry (Canton of Valais)
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| Coordinates: 46°20′N 6°53′E / 46.333°N 6.883°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 6°53′E / 46.333°N 6.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Monthey | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Reynold Rinaldi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,052 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1896 | |
| SFOS number | 6159 | |
| Localities | Vouvry, Porte du Scex, Miex, Taney | |
| Surrounded by | Aigle (VD), Chessel (VD), Collombey-Muraz, La Chapelle-d'Abondance (FR-74), Novel (FR-74), Port-Valais, Saint-Gingolph, Vionnaz, Yvorne (VD) | |
| Twin towns | Bodnegg (Germany) | |
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Vouvry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Vouvry is first mentioned in 1018 as Vobreium and Wovregium.
Vouvry has an area, as of 2009[update], of 33.5 square kilometers (12.9 sq mi). Of this area, 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) or 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.88 km2 (4.97 sq mi) or 38.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) or 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi) or 18.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 34.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.4% is used for growing crops and 2.2% is pastures and 20.5% is used for alpine pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.4% is in lakes and 0.9% is in rivers and streams. Of the unproductive areas, 9.2% is unproductive vegetation and 8.8% is too rocky for vegetation.
The municipality includes the village of Vouvry as well as Porte du Scex along the Rhône river and the villages of Miex and Taney on the slopes of Le Grammont.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules an Eagle displayed Sable beaked, langued and membered Argent ensigned a cross couped of the last, and Azure three Mullets of Five, two and one.
Vouvry has a population (as of December 2016[update]) of 4,052. As of 2008[update], 22.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 19.3%. It has changed at a rate of 20.1% due to migration and at a rate of 2% due to births and deaths.
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