Vionnaz
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| Coordinates: 46°19′N 6°54′E / 46.317°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°19′N 6°54′E / 46.317°N 6.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Valais | |
| District | Monthey | |
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| • Mayor | Alphonse-Marie Veuthey | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,530 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1895 | |
| SFOS number | 6158 | |
| Surrounded by | Châtel (FR-74), Collombey-Muraz, La Chapelle-d'Abondance (FR-74), Vouvry | |
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Vionnaz is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Vionnaz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 20.9 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi). Of this area, 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) or 30.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi) or 54.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) or 7.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 49.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 7.6% is used for growing crops and 4.2% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops and 17.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.9% is unproductive vegetation and 2.1% is too rocky for vegetation.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Quartered, Argent two bends Azure and Gules a Buck saliant Or.
Vionnaz has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,530. As of 2008[update], 15.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 36.2%. It has changed at a rate of 32.6% due to migration and at a rate of 4.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,444 or 92.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (56 or 3.6%) and Portuguese is the third (21 or 1.3%). There are 20 people who speak Italian and 2 people who speak Romansh.
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