Troistorrents
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| Coordinates: 46°14′N 6°55′E / 46.233°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°14′N 6°55′E / 46.233°N 6.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Monthey | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Fabrice Donnet-Monay CVP/PDC | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 36.98 km2 (14.28 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,505 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1872 | |
| SFOS number | 6156 | |
| Surrounded by | Châtel (FR-74), Collombey-Muraz, Monthey, Val-d'Illiez, Vérossaz | |
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Troistorrents is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Troistorrents has an area, as of 2009[update], of 37 square kilometers (14 sq mi). Of this area, 13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi) or 36.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.14 km2 (7.39 sq mi) or 51.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi) or 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi) or 3.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 47.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 8.9% is pastures and 27.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality includes the village of Morgins.
It is located in the Val d'Illiez. It is the starting point to reach Morgins via the Val de Morgins. The name Troistorrents comes from the Latin "trans torrentium" which means "on the other side of the torrent".
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is In azure with three Fir trees Vert stemmed proper, planted on three mountains of the same between which flow two mountain streams in pale Argent which fall into a third stream in fess; the mountain in the middle charged with a woman sitting, clothed Gules and holding on her knees her child dressed Argent and throwing grain Or.
Troistorrents has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 4,505. As of 2008[update], 10.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 12.7%. It has changed at a rate of 10% due to migration and at a rate of 4.2% due to births and deaths.
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