Vétroz

Vétroz
Coat of arms
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Location of Vétroz
Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°16′E / 46.217°N 7.267°E / 46.217; 7.267Coordinates: 46°13′N 7°16′E / 46.217°N 7.267°E / 46.217; 7.267
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Conthey
Government
• Mayor	Stéphane Germanier
Area
• Total	10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Elevation	483 m (1,585 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	5,888
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal code	1963
SFOS number	6025
Surrounded by	Ardon, Conthey, Nendaz
Twin towns	Beaumont-lès-Valence (France)
Website	www.vetroz.ch SFSO statistics

Vétroz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Vétroz has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10.5 square kilometers (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 4.97 km² (1.92 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.06 km² (0.80 sq mi) or 19.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.91 km² (0.74 sq mi) or 18.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.25 km² (0.097 sq mi) or 2.4% is either rivers or lakes and 1.2 km² (0.46 sq mi) or 11.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 8.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 16.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.0% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures, while 26.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 2.1% is unproductive vegetation and 9.4% is too rocky for vegetation.

In 1880 the municipality was formed when it became independent from Conthey.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Vine Branch Vert fructed Or, in Chief Azure between two Mullets of Five Or a Cross pommy of the same.

Vétroz has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 5,888. As of 2008^[update], 23.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 15%. It has changed at a rate of 16% due to migration and at a rate of 4% due to births and deaths.