Veysonnaz
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| Coordinates: 46°11′N 7°20′E / 46.183°N 7.333°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 7°20′E / 46.183°N 7.333°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Sioftgn | |
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| • Mayor | Henri-Bernard Fragnière | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Veysonnaz Village) | 1,233 m (4,045 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 606 | |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1993 | |
| SFOS number | 6267 | |
| Surrounded by | Les Agettes, Nendaz, Salins | |
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Veysonnaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Veysonnaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.1 square kilometers (0.42 sq mi). Of this area, 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 29.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 44.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) or 26.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.9% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area Out of the forested land, 34.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 10.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 26.4% is pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Pine Tree of the same trunked proper.
Veysonnaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 606. As of 2008[update], 14.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 8.6%. It has changed at a rate of -0.4% due to migration and at a rate of 2.4% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (441 or 94.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (9 or 1.9%) and Portuguese is the third (6 or 1.3%). There are 2 people who speak Italian.
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